Natural Self-Grown Design for a Creative Future

Designers and artists have always looked to nature for inspiration and materials, but only recently they have been able to alter and incorporate living materials and biology in their work. A study was conceived for fashion to be grown directly from natural renewable bio-material which was more labour friendly, cost effective and of a lower environmental impact. A new design framework of fashion creation from natural renewable bio-material was established to reason the design rationale and procedures for optimal results and efficiency. The experimentation involved cellulosic formation from its solution to 2D, to 3D form, to multiple 3D form. This paper reported prior examples of art and design that involved natural self-grown materials and techniques, meanwhile, observed and analyzed their feasibility for future development.