“Bio Thread” A collection of textiles that are developed with biobased materials like, natural pigments and bioplastics. The process of creating “Bio Thread” involves transforming bioplastic materials into fibers that are then woven into textiles. The story begins with considering how sustainable materials could lead to a new world narrative. As I held a bioplastic sheet in my hands, I considered the potential of extending its use into something meaningful, almost disrupting the current baggage of the industry at large.
“Bio Thread” is a contribution akin to making thoughtful decisions, supporting eco-relevant substitutes like bioplastics, and pushing for more extensive systemic changes that will result in ethical and sustainable ways of being. This is an individual’s inquiry into “Is there a sustainable future for the textile industry?”

It is crucial to recognise that there are some difficulties with using bioplastics in textiles, as they require work in aspects of scalability, cost, and performance. Additionally, for bioplastic fabrics to achieve their full sustainability potential, appropriate infrastructure for recycling and composting must be available. Nonetheless, when one holds the sheer-like textile close to the human body, these biological-natural systems coincide, in a mirror like provocation of who is dependent on whom, and further grounding the human as a subset of nature in the otherwise anthropocentric space.

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This project was carried out at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Netherlands