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. An editorial study in what fashion could become.

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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 the chemistry of the sea.

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 — Fig. 01 — Recovered textiles

Macro view of green algae — Fig. 02 — Algae cultures

First Object

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✦