Create clothes with a living mold ecosystem on it.
Hellooo,
I'm a fashion designer and I'm currently doing a research for a project involving growing mold on clothes and accessories. I saw a couple posts about growing mold on paintings by infusing it in the paint and I was wondering if it was possible to do the same thing but as a wearable sculpture.
This being said I was wondering if anyone could help me by giving me advice on a couple questions.
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If I use a synthetic fabric as a base, would it be degraded by the mold?
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Would it be dangerous / not recommended to bring it inside a closed space? (classroom)
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Would it be dangerous / not recommended to work on this project in my apartment (kinda small place but really ventilated?
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Do you have any recommendations about safety or any advice on the realization project/suggestions that comes to your mind?
Thank you very much!!
Posted Dec 11, 2025, 9:58 AM UTC