Pioneers of Tomorrow


Fabricademy is tailored to empower innovators from diverse backgrounds. Whether you have a creative profile as a maker, designer, artist, architect, come from a scientific or research-oriented background, by the end of the course, you will have acquired a unique combination of technical expertise, creative vision and a mindset oriented toward impactful change. You will be ready to shape novel career paths at the intersection of textiles, digital fabrication, biotechnology, and beyond.




✂️ Fashion & Costume designers

Fashion & costume designers seeking new & innovative ways of working with textiles whether this is with bio-materials, 3D designed & printed clothing or interactive wearables. Fabricademy offers the opportunity for fashion designers to become more sustainable in their practice.

⚙️ Industrial designers & architects

Fabricademy fosters the growth and seeks to increase the number of designers and creatives that self-produce goods by integrating technologies and resources they don’t have access to. Utilising digital platforms for all aspects of the creation process, to financing and execution.

🧑‍🏫 Teachers & Trainers

Education innovation is at the heart of societal change.
With Fabricademy trainers have the opportunity to explore the ins and out of technology for textiles, wearables and materials innovation, by updating their skill set and knowledge for future proof teaching.

⚗️ Scientists

For the scientists that have a creative vein and want to push the boundaries at the crossing of art-science-tech practices applied to textiles and materials, Fabricademy offers a full set of design practices and support in concept development with mentoring by pioneers.

🧵 Craftspeople

Bridging traditional craftsmanship knowledge with innovation, for the craftspeople whose aim is to innovate their current practices or find alternative processes for fabrication. Fabricademy supports technological and environmental craft innovation towards more sustainable workflows and material use.

🧵 Lab Managers

The future of research, education and innovation happens in labs, like the TextileLabs, FabLabs and BioLabs offering the program. If your passion is experimenting, foster innovation opportunities and manage a space - with Fabricademy you will gain the required skill set and innovation approach.


Alumni Stories




Jessica Stanley, TextileLab Amsterdam.

Stitch Synth is an innovative e-textile modular analog synthesizer, designed to explore the intersection of textiles and electronic music, reimagining how we interact with electronic instruments.

Featuring 10 textile-based modules of visible circuitry integrates conductive fabrics, soft circuits, and electronic components, snapping together to create dynamic, touch-sensitive soundscapes. With soft, expressive interfaces, users can shape sound through tactile interaction, offering a glimpse into the future of textile-based musical instruments.

Jessica Stanley is an e-textile researcher specializing in flexible and stretchable electronics, as well as modular systems for smart garments. After completing Fabricademy, she joined ​Nottingham Trent University's Department of Engineering as a Research Fellow​, continuing her work in innovative electronic textiles.


Stephanie Santos, TextileLab Amsterdam

Fungi Couture is a digitally and bio-fabricated clothing collection inspired by the fungi kingdom, mimicking its aesthetics, textures, and forms. By exploring digital fabrication and computational design, it redefines pattern-making and garment construction. The collection embraces sustainability, using biofabricated materials and low-impact or second-hand fabrics, proving that fashion can be both wearable and innovative. Fungi Couture wants to prove the possibilities of creating a wearable and aesthetically pleasing collection fabricated in digital, computational, and sustainable ways.
Stephanie Santos is Fashion-Tech Designer, expert in 3D-printed clothing and textile innovation. After Fabricademy she founded her own brand Stephanie Santos, specializing in handmade garments, lingerie, and jewelry.

Teresa van Twuijver, TextileLab Amsterdam

The speculative art project Sleep Warrior explores how global warming can be addressed through sleep. By sleeping longer, individuals save energy for the planet while replenishing their own, making it easier to confront the challenges of climate change.

The project reimagines the bedroom as a wearable bed. It is sustainable, using fewer resources and producing less waste, with a modular design that allows for easy repairs. Ideal for nomadic living, Sleep Warrior envisions a solution for future generations who may be forced to migrate due to the unstoppable effects of global warming.


Lara Campos, FabLab Barcelona

beGrounded explores design, nature, and sustainability by offering a new way to coexist with the environment. In a context of environmental collapse, it creates a dialogue between humans and living beings. The project features a woven garment with sprouting seeds, promoting a deeper connection to nature. It emphasizes sustainability, circular design, and encourages users to engage in the growth process through the use of a digitally fabricated kit for germinating your woven pieces.

Ana Correa, FabLab Barcelona

HipHop E-Shoes blends fashion, technology, and performance. The 3D-printed footwear features sensors that detect the dancer's movements, translating them into real-time visuals and sounds. This creates an immersive, interactive experience, enhancing the connection between performer and audience. Through this innovative project, Ana explores how fashion and technology can merge to transform the way we experience dance and performance art.

Betiana Pavon, FabLab Barcelona



Deconstructive Heads reimagines millinery techniques by blending fashion, technology, and sustainability. The project incorporates 3D-printed componentsand merges traditional techniques with modern technology, challenging conventional approaches to headwear design. By integrating wearable electronics, Deconstructive Heads creates interactive and innovative pieces, which were showcased at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid. The project has been awarded with the Samsung EGOInnovation Project Award in 2019.

DineshKumar Gunasekaran, Exploring 3D Printing in Fashion

Expanded Lines is a groundbreaking fashion couture collection blending technology and textiles in a stunning display of 3D printed outfits. Inspired by the ethereal beauty of underwater organisms and human anatomy, the collection presents unique, experimental designs that push the boundaries of fashion, through the variety of 3D filaments and innovative techniques.

Alve Lagercrantz, 3D Printing Bacteria Cellulose

This research project investigates how bioprinting bacterial cellulose can address the root issue of today's fashion supply chain—assembly-based manufacturing. The goal is to explore the possibility of creating a distributed network of designers who can grow garments directly from raw materials to finished products, bypassing traditional production methods.


Montserrat Ciges - Innovation Designer at Nike

Bodymimicry is a soft interactive wearable that blends computational design, biology, and digital fabrication. Inspired by self-transforming animals like cephalopods, the project explores how garments can dynamically react to external stimuli. By integrating soft robotics, responsive textiles, shape-memory alloys, and digital fabrication techniques such as laser cutting and 3D printing, the garment achieves movement and transformation. This bio-inspired wearable challenges traditional fashion, pushing the boundaries of interactive design while merging nature, technology, and sustainability.


After completing Fabricademy in 2017, Montserrat joined Nike as an Innovation Designer. She has since contributed to projects like Nike Forward, aiming to revolutionize apparel creation with sustainable materials


Loes Bogers - Researcher / Educator

Archiving New Naturals, a material library dedicated to biofabrication and the creation of sustainable, natural materials using critical and open-source methods.

Her research includes over 30 innovative recipes for alginate yarns, bioleathers, fish skin leather, and conductive crystals, expanding the possibilities of eco-friendly materials. To promote accessibility and hands-on learning, she created open-source videos showcasing tactile experiences of material samples and step-by-step biofabrication tutorials.Archiving New Naturals contributes to the growing field of sustainable textiles, bio-based alternatives, and DIY material innovation.


Pauline Gamore - Founder of LeTextileLab Lyon

Emotioanl Textiles - Textile Drawing Machine project - introduces an open-source micro-factory where consumers actively participate in designing their garments. By collecting personal measurements and emotional data through sensors, which are then processed via coding scripts, the system generates unique digital patterns. These patterns are printed onto fabric using DIY bio-inks derived from local natural resources, minimizing waste. This approach empowers consumers to engage directly in the creation process, fostering a deeper connection to their clothing.

Tasnim Hussain - Digital Innovation Strategist at Ibtechar, Doha

Tasnim's modular t-shirt project focuses on integrating electronic systems into garments to monitor health metrics, advancing the concept of "Wearable 2.0." She explored IoT platforms like Ubidots and ThingSpeak to collect and analyze data from sensors embedded in the clothing.
After Fabricademy, Tasnim joined Ibtechar Startup as Digital Innovation Strategist. With over six years of experience in digital fabrication, she collaborates with entrepreneurs and startups to transform product ideas into tangible solutions.

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