Carol is a bio-designer specialising in bacterial cellulose-based textiles in combination with knit and footwear. By making use of new technologies intertwined with traditional design approaches, her work investigates the potential of bacterial cellulose as a textile material through multidisciplinary design proposals.
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MA Degree Research, Exchange term [2023 - 2024] Kyoto Institute of Technology. Research Topic: Material development of bacterial cellulose-knit textile in the context of footwear
MA Fashion & Textile Design [2021 - 2024] University of Borås.
BA (Hons) Footwear Design: Product Design & Innovation [2014 - 2018] London College of Fashion. Graduating Project: La Petit Morte
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2023
Mobilis in Mobili. Exhibited at SPCS Season 4 "Living Dyes" Study Joint Exhibition, FabCafe Tokyo. Tokyo, Japan. (Nov. 30 - Dec. 6)
Fermenting Knits. Presented at "BIOCALIBRATED: Tools and Techniques for Biodesign Practices" Symposium, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. London, United Kingdom (Nov. 30 - Dec. 1)
Mobilis in Mobili. Exhibited at SPCS Season 4 "Living Dyes" Study Joint Exhibition, FabCafe Kyoto. Kyoto, Japan. (November 7 - 11)
The Alchemy of SCOBY. Exhibited at Arcintex Hybrid Symposium: What are Smart Textiles and Bio-Materials in the Anthropocene? Center for Creative Industries & Professions, VIA University College. Herning, Denmark. (May 2 - 3).
The Alchemy of SCOBY. Exhibited at Fashion for Future Materials Exhibition [Unibz] The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. Bolzano, Italy. (April 27 - May 6).
2022
Kintsugi. Exhibited at Arcintex Hybrid Symposium: LIVING TEXTILE ARCHITECTURES – Towards Multi-Species, Multi-Scale Interaction. HBBE, University of Newcastle. Newcastle, UK. (October 12 - 14).
The Little Library of SCOBY & Kintsugi. Selected samples exhibited at the Textile Museum Fashion Center. Högskolan i Borås, Sweden. (September - October).
Kintsugi. Exhibited at Momentum. The Swedish School of Textiles, Borås, Sweden. (June - September).
2018
La Petit Morte. BA Degree Work Exhibition. London College of Fashion. London, UK. (June 20 - July 4).