HAUTE GARDENER /oʊt ˈɡɑːrdnər/

noun. / someone or something who practices the act of haute gardening.

                                      A speculative design practice cultivating living materials as wearable interfaces cultivating living materials as wearable interfaces. Founded by Ivan Hunga Garcia, the project interrogates post-anthropocentric relationships through bacterial cellulose and organic cultivation processes, positioning garments as symbiotic organisms rather than inert commodities.
                                      This methodology activates into merging horticultural temporality with fashion production through site-specific installations, conceptual wearables and research-driven pieces exploring post-anthropocentric design futures. Pointing to new ways in which we might live in and alongside our clothes as Bio-Couture.
                                      Research framework exploring material agency and interspecies collaboration. Each piece develops through negotiation between human intention and microbial growth patterns, challenging extractive design paradigms through regenerative, living textile systems.

                               Rua França Júnior, Mercado de Matosinhos, Espaço 05 
                               4450-135 Matosinhos

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