Introduccion

This book is a condensed expression of the art of creation and the joy of making, which reflects my exploration process and will unobtrusively encourage you to join it.

My mission with this book is to show my journey of material discovery and enable you to express yourself with Biofabrication, Biochromes, and textile combinations by equipping you with the necessary skills and knowledge to join the renaissance of sewing. Today is a great time for makers and the conditions are going to become even better as more of us will retrieve our needles and will demand dressmaking to be recognized as an elusive, respectable skill.

It is not the finished work that gives the Maker the enjoyment of art, but rather the art in itself, the process of exploration and the action of creating it. Biofabrication is the essence where art, science, and design come together and go hand in hand as a single ephemeral artistic essence, which means that each product has a limited time and is not designed to last forever. Thus we are obliged to be responsible for its recycling and be more aware of the planet and the limitations of the available natural resources.

Biofabricator is a very contrasting way of product fabrication. De jure you perform in a way that you are aware of the fragile equilibrium in the world around you and the shortness of the resources. This forces you to work harder and to be more ingenious. Additionally, the organic practices of obtaining commodities for material production allow you to embrace the imperfections and make them your own indeed and enrich your work.

For the biomanufacturer, such ephemerality and, for the most part, the entirety of imperfections makes the idea so powerful and, after all, so contagious. The purpose is not to be technically perfect, but rather to accept the things that make us human and then share that humanity with others. For those of you who believe in art, nature, and beauty, they will win eventually.

8 Our World Transparency is beautiful

The three things transforming industry

BRANDS DON’T EVEN KNOW WHO MAKES THEIR CLOTHES.

Too many fashion brands do not know in which factories their products are made and very few brands know from where the materials like zippers, buttons, threads, and even fabric come from. And they are not just brands and retailers, but rather numerous middlemen involved as well – wholesalers, agents, supply chain managers, and distributors. These are important and profitable parts of the industry that public does not actually notice.

WHY WE NEED TRANSPARENCY

Lack of transparency costs lives. Companies can not check if human rights are respected or environmental practices are implemented without knowing where their products are made.

That is why transparency is essential. Transparency means companies know who makes their clothes. At the very least, ascertain where they are stitched as a first step and further pass this information to their customers, shareholders, and staff. This is what Fashion Revolution is asking for. Knowledge, information, and honesty.

That is why I think that manuals like this can help us as designers to determine the origin of materials applied, to be aware of our environment as well as our personal and ethical environment. The open-source principles that I apply in this manual will help us to transform the design industry community, facilitate its development and improvement.

Our World

As a designer, it is difficult to choose, create and replicate the recipes during the exploration process. Thus I wanted to keep the ingredients simple, study what can I get from the minimal number of ingredients, and finally evaluate the impact of my product on the environment.

Our World Starting from just 3 ingredients, I was able to explore the potential of different combinations and component ratios. I obtained material samples and tested their versatility to bring to life the ideas that I had in mind. One of the main conditions that facilitated the simplicity of the material formulations tested was the economy principle. As designers, we are conscious of our environment, as well as the budget. In my case, I needed to stick to 100€. And although I received invaluable support from the Basque Biodesign Center in the production process being able to use necessary facilities and machinery and get an expert evaluation of my work, I tended to stay within the frames of the budget. This was supposed to be a proxy of what my life would have been as a designer without the backing of this research institution. I tried to conduct my research independently relying on the suggestions and criticism of my colleagues and accordingly faced similar problems as an independent freelance designer. Here you will see an example of how you can conduct research at home with easily accessible resources and a fair budget. Keep it simple and explore

The €100 was distributed in the molds, the ingredients and the fabrics used. I only spent €11 more than the initial budget, which to be a new exploration for me, I am quite happy with what it ended up being.

When I had already discovered how many variations of the same recipe gave me truly amazing results and that they could be used in even more ways than I had imagined, my imagination went to places beyond what I am used to.

The independence of creating your own material and being able to apply it to everyday life is a pleasure that I had not felt before. My way of designing changed forever thanks not only to following some recipes, but also to the tools that I have learned to be able to take my exploration beyond a recreation but also to reach places that are little explored.

Throughout my life I have heard many times, That it cannot be done that way or that it is not possible to do it and I have always fought against the NO, only after having tried it can I know if it is possible or not.

Our World

Most Preferred Source Reduction

Reduce the volume of surplusfood generate

Feed Hungry People

Donate extra food to food banks

Feed Animals

Divert food scraps to animal food

Industrial Uses

Preovide waste oils for rendering and fuel convertion and food scraps for digestion to recover energy

Composting

Create a nutrient-rich soil amendment