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
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 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.
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.
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
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.
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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