Zuzana Gombošová: Bacterial cellulose – can we grow our own biodegradable materials?

O tomto videu

In her captivating talk Zuzana talks about her journey from being an unhappy fashion designer to an experimental bio-hacker developing and growing her own biodegradable bacterial-cellulose-based materials. She shares her belief that materials define who we are and how we live. She is convinced that when it comes to the creative process, categorisation of any kind is out of place and one has to go across the disciplines, often beyond one’s own limits.

About this speaker

Zuzana has been studying and working in textile and shoe design for the past 8 years. She recently graduated in Material Futures programme from Central Saint Martin’s College of Arts and Design in London. Her work has been reviewed in international media that described her as “a graduate to watch”. In her practice she merges her interest in science, scientific principles, new technologies and, most of all, her unceasing curiosity in materials. She believes that materials define who we are and how we live. She is convinced that when it comes to the creative process, categorisation of any kind is out of place and one has to go across the disciplines, often even behind one’s own limits.