Roberta Morrow

Roberta’s research interests surround biomaterials and textiles. Her experience in Design, Art, Material Architecture and Materials Science creates a hybrid of knowledge leading to innovation in the field of novel biomaterials. Working with the inherent characteristics of bacterial cellulose Roberta’s research provides an opportunity to observe and engage with biomaterials. Roberta translates living materials into functioning fibres and yarns with the aim of creating new sustainable materials, encouraging a method of material-led design.

Roberta become a research assistant for Dr Jane Scott at The Hub of Biotechnology in the Built Environment (HBBE) in 2020, working on the Living textiles project ,Bio Knit, where she assisted in digital programming (Shima Seiki) and living materials such as Mycelium. Further exploration of application and environment lead her to the role of a guest researcher at the HBBE where she had the opportunity to collaborate in a Bacterial Cellulose and Biomaterial related project.

Roberta is now developing novel bio-materials as a researcher at the Royal College of Art within the Material Science Research Center.