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The Living Archive explores the potential of (post)industrial heritage to transform production in our cities. We collect stories with participatory heritage methods. The nodes for the local collection efforts are Fab City Hubs (FCH). The collection has been carefully assembled by FCH teams who have been learning about, co-creating and applying participatory heritage-making approaches, emotion networking methodology, oral history principles and creative perspective-taking.
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Sustainable Material Futures

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Subject:S-Biotica

Collected in:Barcelona

Using:Interview (verbal) and text co-creation (validation by the person)

Date of Events:1970-, 2020-

Related Locations:S-Biotica studio is based in at Paraguay Project, an old warehouse in Poblenou (Barcelona) dating from the 1970's that today is divided into several spaces for creation and manufacturing. Paraguay Project is currently at risk to be demolished due to the current 22@ Plan.

Materials that comfort and console

The S-biotica studio is based in Proyecto Paraguay, a creative co-working space in Sant Martí, where Jessica and Lara work alongside biological collaborators such as mycelium, plants, algae, and organic waste. In an effort to make biodesign accessible to the entire community, they have set up the infrastructure, tools and resources necessary to work and design with organic materials and living systems.

They focus their practice on biomaterial research and design (R&D), educational workshops and collaborate with industry, academia, and designers across different disciplines. Their projects explore biological systems, material narratives, and sensory explorations, combining craftsmanship with digital fabrication. They believe that material-driven design can empower us to build and inspire new material futures that nourish, comfort, console us and keep us and our biological counterparts alive and thriving.

Why is this story relevant?

S-biotica's efforts to make biodesign accessible to the community demonstrate their commitment to democratizing knowledge on circular practices and biomaterials materials innovation. S-biotica's focus on material-driven design showcases the power of biomaterials in shaping new material futures. Sharing their projects and methodologies encourages designers to consider the environmental impact of their creations and explore sustainable alternatives.

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