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17-25 October 2026

MATERIA BRUTA

Collection of garments made from biomaterials

Hosted by MATERIA BRUTA

This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

This project is part of
WORTH Partnership Project
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Bacterial-dyed dress/Alginate wool vest/Amadou hat
Bacterial-dyed dress/Alginate wool vest/Amadou hat
Worth Partnership Project
Materia Bruta is a collection of garments (from Traditional Futures) created by Surzhana Radnaeva along with IAAC Fabtextiles and other crafts(wo)men. Creations revolve around experimental biomaterials like Bacterial-dyed textiles, Algae-based materials, Kombucha leather, Amadou Fungi, Mycelium etc.
Materia Bruta project is an exploration of Biomaterials as a source of new crafts. By bringing life sciences in the realm of makers, it looks at new ways to reconnect locality and sustainability. As I started to dig into our new daily material and living
Work Process
Work Process
Surzhana Radnaeva
Bacterial-dyed Modernised Buryat dress
Bacterial-dyed Modernised Buryat dress
Worth Partnership Project
Work process
Work process
IAAC
Alginate material making process
Alginate material making process

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MATERIA BRUTA

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WORTH Partnership Project
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