Author name: Ana-Maria Dragieva

Ana-Maria Dragieva attended the London College of Fashion and graduated in 2022 with an undergraduate degree in Fashion Design and Development. She is particularly interested in fashion design and biotextiles research and focuses on the research and development of organic biomaterials and their application in the production of fashion. She started experimenting with biomaterials at the start of the pandemic. Instead of searching for fabrics, many of which would have to be transported a long way, she made materials by using organic leftovers such as fruit peels, coffee grounds, and anything that would otherwise be discarded. The result was a variety of strong but flexible lightweight materials, with a skin-like texture. The subject explored in her dissertation is closely interlinked with, and contextualises, her design practice of developing bio-based materials for fashion apparel and constructing garments made of organic textiles - with positive effects on the environment, the wearers, and the makers. Instagram: @anamariadragieva | www.instagram.com/anamariadragieva

Biotextiles and Fashion’s Destructive Relationship with Nature

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Colèchi chats with Ana-Maria Dragieva about how we can move towards a more regenerative relationship between nature and textiles production.

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