Sculptural algae-based biomaterial draped in a gallery

VOLUME 01 - A BIOMATERIALS STUDIO

Transforming textile waste into new possibilities.

BioSpoke transforms discarded textiles into innovative fashion products and biomaterials using algae-based ingredients. 

Algae-based✦Textile waste rediscovered✦Editorial biomaterials✦Grown, not extracted✦Made in Detroit, Michigan✦Algae-based✦Textile waste rediscovered✦Editorial biomaterials✦Grown, not extracted✦Made in Detroit, Michigan✦Algae-based✦Textile waste rediscovered✦Editorial biomaterials✦Grown, not extracted✦Made in Detroit, Michigan✦

01 - MANIFESTO

We treat waste as a beginning. A material library waiting to be re-imagined through chemistry.

A studio practice at the intersection of biotechnology, craft, and fashion design.

Materials are recovered, processed, and re-grown with algae, producing objects with character and consequence.

Each piece is an artifact of its making, designed to outlive the seasonal cycle.

A stack of discarded textiles
RECOVERED TEXTILES
Macro view of green algae
ALGAE CULTURES

The BioSpoke Bag

Object N°01 / Vessel

A bespoke carry-piece pressed from algae-bonded textile pulp. Wax-finished, made in Detroit, Michigan.

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06 - SUPPORTED BY

Collaborators, supporters, and communities that make this work possible.

Nextiles✦Black Tech Saturdays✦PublicThread✦AfroTech✦Keystone CoLAB✦Goodwill✦Newlab✦Michigan Science Center✦Slow Stitch✦Mercedes-Benz / The Do School BeVisioneers✦Keystone CoLab✦Nextiles✦Black Tech Saturdays✦PublicThread✦AfroTech✦Keystone CoLAB✦Goodwill✦Newlab✦Michigan Science Center✦Slow Stitch✦Mercedes-Benz / The Do School BeVisioneers✦Keystone CoLab✦
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