Sculptural algae-based biomaterial draped in a gallery

A BIOMATERIALS STUDIO

Transforming textile waste into new possibilities.

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

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

01 - MANIFESTO

Discarded textiles. Reimagined through chemistry

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

Fibers are recovered, processed, and re-engineered with brown algae

Crafted to outlive trend cycles and fast- fashion outputs

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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BioSpoke bag photoshoot — two models wearing denim and carrying BioSpoke bags

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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✦