CHRISTOPHER BELLAMY

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A biodesigner and engineer fascinated by how we can live more symbiotically through interspecies and intercultural collaboration.
Chris is a biodesigner and engineer who studied engineering at the University of Cambridge. He then started his career at Jaguar Land Rover, helping to develop their first electric vehicle, the Jaguar I-Pace. He then stepped into the footwear and apparel industry, developing customisable and recyclable shoes, in the hope of reducing the impact of the 20+ billion pairs of shoes made each year.

After realising the incremental improvements to plastics and metals would never be sufficient to meet climate targets, Chris has changed his career to work with living things, as he believes nature doe sit better.

His research is focussed on how living materials could be used in our everyday lives, by co-evolving traditional knowledge with the latest scientific research.

chris@biocrafted.com
Awards:
Arts Thread Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024 - Winner - October 2024
Singapore Nature Film Festival Shortlist - October 2024
NOVA Shortlist for Fresh Creative Talent - June 2024
Mills Fabrica Prize for Innovation - June 2024
Swarovski Prize for Biodesign - March 2023

Exhibitions:
Performance Days - October 2024
London College of Communication - September 2024
Locally Grown - Material Matters - London Design Festival - September 2024
Well Made - Pearson Lloyd - London Design ~ Festival - September 2024
Living with the Living - Hypha Studios - August 2024
Future Fabrics Expo - June 2024

Great Exhibition Road Festival - June 2024 Central Saint Martins Showcase - June 2024
REVOLUTIONS - December 2023
Climate Greenhouse - April 2023

Publications:
Lucid Life | Marama Ora - What’s Around Design - October 2024
The Art and Science of Engineering with Living Things - Ingenia - The Royal Academy of Engineering - September 2024

Press:

Haeckels Journal -  July 2024
Grazia Magasine - July 2024
Motu Magasine - July 2024

Education:
MA Biodesign - Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London: 2022-24 - Distinction
Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Value Chains - University of Cambridge: 2014-16
Masters in Engineering - University of Cambridge: 2008-12 - First Class Honours with Distinction

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