Jane Scott

Design Ecosystem Fellow 2022-23

Dr Jane Scott is a Newcastle University Academic Track Fellow (NUAcT) who leads the Living Textiles Research Group in the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment. Her research is located at the intersection of textiles, architecture, and biology; exploring the potential to design with biology using textile fabrication processes. 

Research Overview

The Living Textiles Ecosystem maps the interrelationships between materials and technologies within the new interdisciplinary field of Living Textiles in the North of England. The purpose of the ecosystem is to explore how to repurpose waste from agriculture and industry into the material flow to produce biohybrid living textiles for the built environment. Alongside this, the ecosystem aims to determine the impact of material changes on production and the viability of adapting industrial textile processes to new biofabrication techniques. The geographical location of the ecosystem centres on Newcastle upon Tyne, with inputs extending to Cumbria and Yorkshire.  

Research dates: 1st August 2022 – 31st January 2023 

Total grant award: £19,627.65 

Read the full report: The Living Textiles Ecosystem