"One of the must see exhibitions of the LDF2019", ICON
About Biodesign Here Now
Biodesign Here Now - the event for Biodesign, the future of materials, manufacturing, architecture & fashion.
This exhibition will showcase 30 selected projects to give a first taste of what the field of Biodesign will be able contribute - From sustainable pollination to grown fashion to personal medicines;
The exhibition is curated and organized by Open Cell, a 70 shipping container village in Shepherd’s Bush London, with offices, workshops and biology labs for early stage startups and designers. Open Cell offers a low cost environment for consumer-facing biotech prototyping and a community of like minded innovators to help prototype faster.
We are showcasing emerging international designers and start-ups with cutting-edge ideas that will shape our futures. Projects that break the boundaries between biology,design, and technology.
Why Biodesign
The cost of reading and writing DNA has fallen 1 million times in just 20 years. Not since the early days of the digital revolution have we seen a technology advance with such velocity. This impact is being felt beyond biotech and medicine, paving the way for products and systems that will affect our everyday life. Biology will be used increasingly as a key component in our everyday products, helping to create products and methods at lower cost that are healthier and more environmentally friendly. Increasingly chemical precursors will be generated using bacterial cells, rather than petrochemicals, leading to a more sustainable future . Highly polluting agricultural processes such as animal rearing can be replaced by lab grown proteins . Already materials are being developed that mimic natural fibres , alongside methods of colouring them using bacterial derived dyes.
Exhibition Costs and offer
Finalists will receive an exhibition space and if interested a slot on our talk stage and workshop opportunities.
Exhibiton fee is £350 (exVat)
*This does not include installation and production costs for projects (e.g. plinths, screens, etc...)
