Co-GROWN: Designing with Living Colour and Engineered Materials

Biodesign Competition Submission Form

How can engineered living materials reshape the future of everyday objects?

Thanks for applying. This takes about 5 minutes once your PDF is ready.

one PDF (max 10 pages) with

Your idea: a title and 300-500 words on what it is and why

Visuals: sketches, renders or mood boards, whatever shows it best

How it could be made with bacterial cellulose and our engineered colours (grown by genetically engineered E. coli, see the material library)

A clear idea with a few images is enough. You don’t need to have grown anything or have lab experience, and this is a proposal, not a finished design.

PDF over 10 MB? You can paste a Drive, Dropbox or WeTransfer link instead.

For further questions, please contact:

weronika.turowska@northumbria.ac.uk

Let's start with your personal details

If a team, please state each team member's name and role.

Organisation/University/Independent submission

100-word project summary

Briefly describe your proposed design outcome and how it responds to the possibilities of bacterial cellulose and biologically integrated colour.

Category (choose one)

Fashion, Wearables & Accessories

Interior & Home (Furniture and Lighting)

Social media: instagram/Linkedin

Which material(s) from the library inspired your proposal?

How did you hear about the competition?

Upload a single PDF containing:

• Concept Proposal• Visual Material• Material & Fabrication Strategy

Finalists may be invited to Northumbria University (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) or London to fabricate and present their final project in collaboration with the research team. Which of the following best describes your availability and production capability?

Yes, I would be available to travel to Newcastle/London.

Potentially available (subject to visa, travel, funding, or schedule)

I would not be able to travel, but I have access to suitable laboratory, workshop, or prototyping facilities and could develop the prototype locally.

Unable to travel and would require remote participation support

I confirm that this is my original work

I have read the competition guidelines

I understand shortlisted projects may be publicly exhibited

I agree to be contacted regarding the competition

Co-GROWN: Designing with Living Colour and Engineered Materials

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