Biomaterials: Creating Materials Using Organic Waste
Influences
A course by Loana Flores , Textile Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Now I will share my influences with you. I will talk to you about processes of textile artists, designers and schools that I find interesting.”
In this video lesson Loana Flores addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Biomaterials: Creating Materials Using Organic Waste. Discover how to master the process of creating biomaterials and give new life to organic waste..
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson I am going to talk to you about my influences. My first influence is Gela Hungarius, She is an experimental designer and artist. and I'm going to show you a book that I really like about her. What I like about this designer and artist is that it works with high and low technology and also combines it with collaboration with artisans. In my case, I really like the idea of the artist becoming an artist, because he is an artist who works with high and low technology in collaboration with artisans. Here we can see some experiments in textile, as well as product development. What ...”
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Course summary for: Biomaterials: Creating Materials Using Organic Waste
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Arts & Crafts, DIY

Loana Flores
A course by Loana Flores
Loana Flores is a renowned textile designer and artist specialized in research with organic and discarded materials. Her passion for sustainability and her commitment to the environment have led her to question the practices of the fashion industry and explore new languages of artistic expression.
Loana is a professor at ESDI and is part of the Aru research group, as well as various research groups in new materials and technologies applied to textiles. Her experience as a teacher and her training in sustainability have prompted her to reflect on industry practices, both in terms of materials and processes and in relation to the human factor.
With extensive experience in experimenting with different materials, both textiles and other non-conventional materials, Loana seeks to find possibilities in what has not been explored. Her training as a designer has given her a deep knowledge of the production processes in garment development, while her study of textile art and artisanal techniques has allowed her to experiment and push limits to obtain unique results.
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