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17-25 October 2026

Noom: a living interface for
menstrual awarness

NOOM is a living interface that translates invisible biological rhythms into colour, exploring new relations between bodies, technology and matter.

Hosted by Rafaela Cecconi

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Tactile
Dogs are allowed
Toilets available
Fully wheelchair accessible

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NOOM: a living interface for menstrual awarness
NOOM: a living interface for menstrual awarness
Photo: Rafaela Cecconi / NOOM
NOOM is a wearable patch that transforms menstrual phases into colour. Using electrochromic bacterial cellulose, it turns invisible biological changes into a visual language, exploring more intuitive relationships between bodies and technology.

Making the Invisible Visible

Noom is a wearable patch that transforms menstrual phases into colour.

Using a new electrochromic bacterial cellulose interface, the project turns invisible biological changes into a visual language that can be worn on the body.

Part health technology and part personal accessory, NOOM invites users to engage with their menstrual cycle in a more intuitive and expressive way. Rather than relying on screens, graphs or notifications, the patch communicates through colour, making biological information immediate, personal and easy to understand.

By combining living materials and electronics, the project explores how future wearables might help us build more meaningful relationships with our bodies and the invisible processes that shape everyday life.

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A skin patch
A skin patch
Photo: Rafaela Cecconi / NOOM
Skin Patch Architecture
Skin Patch Architecture
Photo: Rafaela Cecconi / NOOM
Participants of this exhibition

About Rafaela Cecconi

Rafaela Cecconi is a Brazilian architect, urbanist, and biodesigner exploring the intersection of living systems, material intelligence, and human perception. Her multidisciplinary practice investigates how materials might mediate relationships between humans and the invisible biological worlds that continuously shape our everyday life, questioning how design can move beyond representation to become an active form of communication between species, environments, and matter.

Colofon

Course Leader MA Biodesign Nancy Diniz
Lecturer in Design and Fabrication Jon Flint
Senior Lecturer in Biology and Living Systems Paula Nerlich
Environmental Scientist Lorraine Archer
Associate Lecturer / Director & Co-founder Lifefabs Institute Digby Usher
Grow Lab Technician / Co-Director Lifefabs Institute Charlotte Werth
Specialist Grow Lab Technician Barbara Paes
Specialist Grow Lab Technician Paula Corsini
Professor at the Federal University of Pelotas - Materials Engineering Neftali Carreño
Phd at Federal University of Pelotas - Materials Engineering Guilherme Maron
Master's Student at Federal University of Pelotas - Materials Engineering Camila Prietto
Research Manager at University of Cambridge Reece McCoy
Phd Student at University of Cambridge Darius Hoven

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Sponsored by Noom: a living interface for
menstrual awarness
Sponsored by Noom: a living interface for
menstrual awarness
Sponsored by Noom: a living interface for
menstrual awarness

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