Dealing with ethical issues by removing the use of animal leathers within the Fashion industry.
Marie Melcore is a material, textile and graphic designer. These three fields allow her to evolve in a transversal and multidisciplinary context.
By developing them through the biodesign prism, she addresses environmental issues and the relationship between living organisms and design.
Marie Melcore is a material, textile and graphic designer. These three fields allow her to evolve in a transversal and multidisciplinary context.
By developing them through the biodesign prism, she addresses environmental issues and the relationship between living organisms and design.
Background
Photo © Luis Undritz | Editing © Carolina Kyvik
I am a Design Researcher with a multidisciplinary practice. After graduated in Graphic Design at Besançon (France) and in Textile Design at E.S.AA.T. (Upper School Applied Arts and Textile), I spent some times in Belgium and in Danemark where I was introduced to sustainable design methods. I decided then to work towards the development of bio-based and responsive materials, to achieve better ecological performance through the practice of Biodesign.
In 2019, I joined the first promotion of MA Biodesign, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. During this time, my research has evolved into a cross-disciplinary practice at the intersections of science, technology, bio-fabrication and regenerative design, with a particular interest in bioremediation.
In 2022, I joined the group of research Soft Matters, within the EnsadLab at the École des Arts Décoratifs de Paris, as a Biodesign Research assistant. Working exclusively on the ImpressioVivo project, I developed my biodesign skills in biomaterials 3D-prints as well as in microbiology and biocalcification.
As a biodesigner, my goal is to work beyond disciplinary boundaries in order to promote common sustainable issues and to provide comprehensive design proposals which can aid in tackling global problems. I believe that adopting a cross-disciplinary approach, by integrating different fields of study and a collective intelligence, will allow us to find considerate solutions.
Press
Biodesign
Megosu
Amsterdam, The Netherlands / April 2022
Men's Health Best Fashion
Berlin, Germany / March 2022
Circular Material Library
Circular Design Co. / Oct. 2021
Climate Pioneers No. 14
Switzerland / Sept. 2021
Jan van Eyck Academie
The Netherlands / Sept. 2021
Arts Thread x GUCCI
London, UK / Sept. 2021
Isola Design, online interview
Milan, Italy / July 2021
MA Biodesign, Central Saint Martins,
University of the Arts London
London, UK / June 2021
Fashion Crossover London
London, UK / June 2021
Central Saint Martins
University of the Arts London
London, UK / June 2021
London, UK / March 2020
Graphic &
Textile Design
NZZ Bellevue
Nov. 2022
Switzerland
Raum und Wohnen
Nov./Dec. edition, 2022
Germany
Moules Frites
Editions no. 1 & 2
Brussels, Belgium
August 2021-22
Oct. 2020
August 2020
August 2020
POSITIF
Edition no. 707
Lyon, France / Jan. 2020
Les Cahiers du Cinéma
Edition no. 762, p.91
Paris, France / Jan. 2020
Korean Cultural Centre
Paris, France / Jan. 2020
Exhibitions
Talks
Zurich Design Weeks
Neue Räume 22
International Interior Design Exhibition
Zürich, Switzerland / Sept. 2022
Tallinn Design Festival DISAINIÖÖ
Green-Being: Way to the Future? Tallinn, Estonia / Sept. 2022
NAÏF Architecture
Introduction to Biodesign
Brussels, Belgium / July 2022
Central Saint Martins UAL
Museum & Study Collection
London, UK / Oct. 2021
IUCN World Conservation Congress
One Nature, One Future
Maison/0 x LVMH
Marseille, France / Sept. 2021
Milan Design Week
Category: Materialized
Milan, Italy / Sept. 2021
ICADE Tsinghua
International Conference
Tsinghua Unviversity
Beijing, China / July 2021
Paris Première Vision
Category: Fabrics
Paris, France / Feb. 2019
Awards
Arts Foundation Futures Award 2023
Nominated, Awarded by AFFA
London, UK / August 2022
Dean's Award 2021
Under (The) Line: Winner
Awarded by the Deans
of Academic Programmes
Central Saint Martins, UAL
London, UK / Sept. 2021
Global Design Graduate Show 2021
Under (The) Line: Short-listed
Awarded by Arts Thread x GUCCI
London, UK / Sept. 2021
Green Trail Award 2021
Under (The) Line: Short-listed,
Highly commended
Awarded by LVMH and Maison/0
London, UK / June 2021
Jane Rapley Award 2020
Merit Scholar: Winner
Awarded by CSM, UAL
London, UK / Oct. 2020
Clients
Zig Zag Zurich
Zürich, Switzerland
Central Saint Martins UAL
London, UK
Moules Frites
Brussels, Belgium
International Asian Film Festival
Vesoul, France
Théâtre Universitaire
Besançon, France
Théâtre des Sources
Nans-s/s-Ste.-Anne, France