Materials biography as a tool for designers’ exploration of bio-based and bio-fabricated materials for the sustainable fashion industry

Figures & data

Table 1. Final selection of material case studies.

Figure 1. Groups of material cases according to their origin.

Figure 2. Material-identity card example showing material-biography categories applied to a material case.

Table 2. Material-biography categories.

Material-biography category	Material characteristics or quality highlighted from cases
Life cycle	Livingness, future cycles, end of life
Temporality	Growth rate, durability/degradation
Origin	Crop-based, biomass or waste-based, a biotech-based (organism)
Process	Techniques utilized, social and environmental impact
Identity	Completely novel, mimicking/substitute