Last week we were privileged to be invited to @yuimanakazato’s latest Paris couture show, #BLUE. Described as a ‘more positive look to the future and homage to Mother Earth’. The collection situated environmental responsibility at its core, including the use of deadstock fabrics, a lightweight set made of paper (designed to be recycled at the end of the show) and the house’s continued championing of @spiber_inc’s Brewed ProteinTM materials. For this collection, Nakazato collaborated with indigo farmer and master dyer @buaisou_i who is based in Tokushima, Japan. The traditional technique of Shibori (tie die) with Aizome (Japanese indigo) combined with the designer’s Biosmocking process gave the Brewed ProteinTM fabric a beautiful new aesthetic. It is in the combination of traditional Japanese craft merged with cutting-edge biotech materials where Yuima’s work is truly compelling. A designer grounded in heritage and exploring the creative opportunities opened up through biotechnology and biomaterials. A topic the designer spoke more on during an interview at the recent BIOFABRICATE Summit. If you’d like to watch the show in full head to the link in our bio. ... Show details: Designer @yuimanakazato Styling by @robbiespencer Hair & Make up by @kerareation for @shiseido ...⁣ #Biofab #YUIMANAKAZATO⁣ ...⁣ #DesignMeetsBiology #biofabricate #design #biotech #biotechnology #biofabricated #biomaterials #biodesign #syntheticbiology #synbio #materialrevolution #designscience #materialinnovation #newmaterial #materialinnovators #EcoInnovation #Spiber #BrewedProtein #Biosmocking #Couture #AW22 #Paris #Indigo #Craft #Shibori #Aizome