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Category: Projects

the birkin- rendition one

December 20, 2025 Sabrina Ortega

mycelium Project Overview I was so incredibly excited to work with mycelium, it’s a material that has been all the…

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Posted in: 2025, Intro to Biofabrication, Mycelium, Projects

You Wear What You Eat- work in progress

Sabrina Ortega

bacterial cellulose project Project Overview I am really interested in sustainable fashion design, especially when it incorporates any making of…

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Cellulose, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects

title in progress

Sabrina Ortega

bacterial printing project Project Overview The most exciting thing to me during this first project in the lab was finding…

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Printing, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects

cecil esteves freire – Bacterial Printing

Cecil Esteves Freire

My absolute favorite thing to photograph is tree branches in the winter when you can really see them twisting and tangling. This is a mini display of interspecies connectivity (?).

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Printing, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects Filed under: 2025, agar, bacterial drawing

cecil esteves freire – Bacterial Cellulose

Cecil Esteves Freire

I really wanted to make pasta, so I did. I thought it would be funny to serve a dish that was inedible but looked edible, or mimicked food.

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Cellulose, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects Filed under: 2025, bacterial cellulose, cellulose, Glycerol

cecil esteves freire – Mycelium

Cecil Esteves Freire

I wanted to play on cake-related ideas I had previously explored in another project. In this mycelium version, the focus was more on the humor. The concept was a cake that would grow its own frosting.(incomplete/did not grow all the way)

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Posted in: 2025, Intro to Biofabrication, Mycelium, Projects Filed under: 2025, mycelium, reishi

My Little Heart – Bacterial Cellulose

December 19, 2025 Amaya Field

put your 50 word project sttement here

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Cellulose, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects Filed under: 2025, bacterial cellulose, G.hansenii, intro to biofabrication

Untitled – Mycelium

Amaya Field

put your 50 word project sttement here

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Posted in: 2025, Intro to Biofabrication, Mycelium, Projects Filed under: 2025, bacterial cellulose, G.hansenii, Projects

Project Template – Mycelium

December 15, 2025 Clara Kuehnel

memento, 2025.
cast mycelium growth (work in progress).

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Posted in: 2025, Intro to Biofabrication, Mycelium, Projects Filed under: lasercut, mushrooms, mycelium, text

Clara Kuehnel – Bacterial Cellulose

December 14, 2025 Clara Kuehnel

…, 2025

bacterial cellulose, rust-dyed bacterial cellulose, rusted steel, rust-dyed string.

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Cellulose, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects Filed under: bacterial cellulose, k.hansenii, rust, rust-dye

Clara Kuehnel – Bacterial Printing

Clara Kuehnel

to miss this is not useless, 2025

timelapse of genetically engineered e. coli growth; series of inscriptions in RFP e. coli, amajlime e.coli, rusted steel, rust print on cheesecloth

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Printing, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects

I grow wires – Bacterial Cellulose

December 12, 2025 Zander Brandt

Bacterial Cellulose printed linocut

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Cellulose, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects

Nicholas Mittman- Mycelium

Nicholas Mittman

Nicholas Mittman, Interdisciplinary Sculpture, 2027 Interdisciplinary Sculpture major at MICA. Originally transferred from Harford Community College; Nicholas enjoys working with…

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Posted in: 2025, Intro to Biofabrication, Mycelium, Projects Filed under: mycelium

Nicholas Mittman- Bacterial Cellulose

Nicholas Mittman

Nicholas Mittman, Interdisciplinary Sculpture, 2027 Interdisciplinary Sculpture major at MICA. Originally transferred from Harford Community College; Nicholas enjoys working with…

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Cellulose, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects Filed under: cellulose, horror, skin

Nicholas Mittman – Bacterial Printing

Nicholas Mittman

Nicholas Mittman, Interdisciplinary Sculpture, 2027 Interdisciplinary Sculpture major at MICA. Originally transferred from Harford Community College; Nicholas enjoys working with…

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Printing, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects Filed under: agar, dice, e.coli

Mycelium Box

December 11, 2025 Harlow Green

box made from reishi mycelium grown on wood pellets.

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Posted in: 2025, Intro to Biofabrication, Mycelium, Projects Filed under: #box, #molding, #mycelium, #reishi

As Though I Had Wings – Mycelium

December 10, 2025 Megan Hillaker

Hanging sculpture made with reishi mycelium, soldered reclaimed glass, bridal veil, mussel shell pigment, wood.

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Posted in: 2025, Intro to Biofabrication, Mycelium, Projects Filed under: bioart, Biofab, Metalwork, mushrooms, mycelium

Clinging to a memory – Mycelium

December 9, 2025 Maria Barceló Tous

Mycelium, wood, and wire.

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Posted in: 2025, Intro to Biofabrication, Mycelium, Projects Filed under: bioart, Biofab, mushrooms, mycelium

Amaya Field – Bacterial Printing

December 3, 2025 Amaya Field

put your 50 word project sttement here

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Printing, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects Filed under: bacterial drawing, Biofab, e.coli, Ecoli

Moe Spanbroek- Bacterial Cellulose

Moe Spanbroek

“FLAG 1”, structure made from sourced oak twigs and hemp cord with cellulose with a dried flower inclusion.

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Cellulose, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects

Moe Spanbroek – Mycelium

Moe Spanbroek

Creating a structure for mycelium to grow and expand, closing the gaps, and giving the structure more of a form.

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Posted in: 2025, Intro to Biofabrication, Mycelium, Projects

Moe Spanbroek – Bacterial printing

Moe Spanbroek

bacterial printing with multiple colors.

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Printing, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects

Llata – Bacterial Cellulose

November 18, 2025 Maria Barceló Tous

Llatra, or llata, is a traditional basket weaving in Mallorca. This project is an experiment to see if it’s possible to make llatra with bacterial cellulose.

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Cellulose, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects Filed under: bacterial cellulose, bioart, Biofab

Harlow Green – Bacterial Cellulose – “Preservation”

November 12, 2025 Harlow Green

Illustrated Manuscript on Bacterial Cellulose detailing Vaginoplasty, Functions as Corset

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Cellulose, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects Filed under: #adornment, #bacterialcellulose, #biocouture, #fashion

Megan Hillaker – Bacterial Cellulose

Megan Hillaker

“As the Mother, So the Child”

Lab-grown bacterial cellulose formed into a tatted lace border on fabric with a wintergreen transfer.

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Posted in: 2025, Bacterial Cellulose, Intro to Biofabrication, Projects Filed under: bacterial cellulose, bioart, Biofab, lace

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