About this Event
Botanical Bodies: Ink, Material and Community is a free public programme exploring how living systems and material innovation can shape regenerative approaches to art, design, and collective life.
Through an exhibition, workshops, and a panel talk, it opens a space where audiences can encounter biofabrication, experimental materials, and community-driven design.
By weaving together art, science, and social imagination, Botanical Bodies invites communities to experience materials not just as products, but as part of a living, regenerative future.
Social Engagement Highlights:
- 🌿 Community Reflection Wall: Contribute drawings, words, and impressions that build a collective archive of community voices on climate, culture, and creativity.
- 🧵 Hands-on Workshops: Learn natural dyeing, biomaterial co-creation, and sustainable colour techniques.
- 📖 Zine Creation: Help co-create a printed and digital zine capturing collective insights and workshop outcomes.
Panel Talk: Regenerative Futures
A cross-sector dialogue exploring how art, science, and design collaborate to shape climate-just futures, featuring speakers from fields such as:
- Circular fashion & post-consumer innovation
- Sustainable architecture and adaptive reuse
- Bio-based and bacterial material design
- Digital tools for circularity and transparency
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Schedule
Day 1 – Friday 28 November 2025
(Opening Day: Exhibition + Workshops + Panel Talk)
12:00 – Doors open, Exhibition Launch & Community Textile Reflection Walkthrough
13:00 – Workshop 1: Natural Dyeing with Plants & Food Waste — with Auda Sakho, Redress Laboratory
14:30 – Workshop 2: Making with Milk — with Digby Usher, Lifelabs
16:00 – Workshop 3: Myco-Fabrication — with Akir Hall
17:30 – Workshop 4: Prototyping Bioplastics — with Lucrezia Alessandroni
19:00 – Panel Talk: Regenerative Design, Nature & Future Materials
A cross-disciplinary dialogue exploring how art, science, and design collaborate to shape climate-just futures.
19:45 – Networking Session
21:00 – Close
Day 2 & Day 3 – Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November 2025
(Exhibition Only)
13:00–18:00
- Materials Innovation Exhibit from Designers, Artists & Collectives
- Botanical Ink & Bacterial Dye Display
- Biofabrication Zone
- Material/Projects Table
- Community Reflection Wall
Visitors can explore, engage with materials, and contribute to the participatory textile wall.
Please email [email protected] to RSVP free include Your full name, chosen workshop,
📅 Dates: November 28–30, 2025
📍 Venue: O₂ Centre, 255 Finchley Road, London NW3 6LU
Curated by: Auda Sakho, Redress Laboratory
Supported by: Camden Climate Fund
Credits photos and workshops facilitators and contributors
Akir Hall
Lucrezia Alessandroni
Auda Sakho
Digby Usher
Exhibitors
- Akir Hall
- Jenna Handley – Seafolk
- Paula Molina – Biodesign Collective
- Punxh Peerasin – GROWinK
- Sandra Battistel
- Auda Sakho
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
O2 Centre, 255 Finchley Road, London, United Kingdom
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