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17-25 October 2026

Fabricated Symbiosis; A collaboration between lichen and knit

Fabricated Symbiosis; A collaboration between lichen and knit

Hosted by Mirte Luijmes

This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

This project is part of
Looking Forward
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The project shows human interference in natural processes by bringing the natural material together with a man-made technique. Due to the slow growth of lichens, the material is not introduced as a design material but used to raise awareness by visualizing the unseen existence of lichens.

By

Mirte Luijmes

Hosted by

The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borå
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The project shows human interference in natural processes by bringing the natural material together with a man-made technique. Due to the slow growth of lichens, the material is not introduced as a design material but used to raise awareness by visualizing the unseen existence of lichens.