Work

"A living material dialogue between the organic intelligence of mycelium and the textural memory of textiles."

I grow mycelium — the root network of fungi — through the gaps of a knitted textile mesh, where it binds to the fibres as it colonises. The result is a hybrid: part living, part woven. I work on it at Biolab Lisboa under the supervision of Magda Barreira Novo, within its biosafety protocols — the most experimental thread of my practice, pointing toward a third category beyond packaging and accessories: living textile composites.

Red Cabbage Alginate Biofilm — a study in colour grown, not dyed. Anthocyanin pigment extracted from red cabbage is suspended in alginate film, where pH and mineral salts shift it across a spectrum of magentas, crimsons and violets. The pigment migrates and blooms inside the film as it cures, leaving abstract, painterly fields no two of which are alike.

A collaborative BioChromes work with Carlotta Premazzi, mentored within Fabricademy at Biolab Lisboa.

"A dialogue between timeless strength and future innovation — the raw permanence of iron meets the fluid sustainability of bioplastics."

In FERRO I'm asking whether ferrofluid — iron particles that react to magnetic fields with dynamic, spiky motion — can be integrated into bio-based materials to create controlled, sculptural effects frozen at maximum magnetic tension. Process: laser-cut modular components, 3D-printed moulds, leather applications. Still in development at Fabricademy; imagery to follow.