Biodesign
Biodesign brings biology, design and technology together to create materials and products with living systems such as bacteria, fungi and algae. It is a relatively young field, but it is rapidly moving beyond laboratory experiments and material samples. Across cosmetics, fashion, packaging, interiors and construction, grown products are entering the market and becoming part of everyday life.
Microorganisms
Microorganisms are already transforming the way we make things, and they are part of us, too. Humans live in close partnership with trillions of microorganisms that form our microbiome and play an essential role in our health. By working with microorganisms’ natural ability to grow, ferment and transform, by-products from agriculture and food production become resources for new materials. This means making with what is already available, rather than relying on petrochemicals and extracting new raw materials.
The Biodesign Warehouse
The Biodesign Warehouse brings these developments together in one place. Here, you can encounter materials and products that are grown, fermented and transformed by living systems. This is not a distant future. Biodesign is already moving into our stores, homes and everyday lives.
