Fusing science and design, Growduce allows users to create their own sustainable products

As a means to revolutionise the home, table-top micro-factory, Growduce, ensures the ecological production of cellulose to create everyday consumer products. Founded by biologist Aakriti Jain and industrial designer Guillian Graves, the pair hope that the self-creation of products using this process will lead to the eradication of packaging and the transportation of goods that at present are the root cause of our polluted environment.

Designed to combat throwaway culture, Growduce relies on SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast) to produce layers of cellulose that can be moulded into any shape. Aside from making a product that is aesthetically pleasing, Growduce focuses on being a practical form of sustainability.

While the collaborative pair are still in the preliminary stages of creation, the designers hope to complete their first line of products featuring gloves, clothing and accessories by the end of this year.

Artists and designers are increasingly turning to scientific procedure in attempts to raise environmental awareness and promote sustainability. In a similar vein, Austria based Livin Studio created Fungi Mutarium, a system that simultaneously consumes biodegradable plastic whilst growing edible mushrooms, to conquer the widespread issue of plastic disposal.