Biomaterial Fashion w/ Brenda Palomino

Brenda Palomino is a designer and material researcher whose work sits between garment, sculpture, and experimental textiles. Their practice explores biomaterials such as sea moss and alginate-based leathers, developing new surfaces that shape silhouette, movement, and meaning. Through experimentation with pigments, textures, and substrates, Brenda creates materials that highlight the natural effects of gravity, tension, seams, and construction rather than hiding them.

In this hands-on workshop, students will experiment with biomaterials and explore how these emerging materials can be used in fashion and textile design. Brenda will share their process of developing sustainable materials, from iterative prototyping and low-waste methods to transforming experimental fragments into finished pieces. Participants will gain insight into how biomaterials can move beyond simple fabric substitutes and become expressive materials for wearable design.

Currently open to Seattle University students only.
Really want in? Contact us and we'll try to get you in as a guest.

In collaboration with the Seattle University Billodue Makerspace

The Creative Exchange welcomes a new guest artist each month to share their creative practice, career path, and the realities of making a living in the PNW. Participants will engage in hands-on learning, experiment with tools and techniques, and create a tangible piece to take home. All while discovering new interdisciplinary career pathways across arts, technology, and business.

These workshops (at the Billodue Makerspace) are currently open to Seattle University students only. Workshops held on 4th Wednesdays will be open to the public. Learn more about at The Creative Exchange.

Help Us Bring This to All of Seattle

The Creative Exchange is currently a pilot program hosted at Seattle University, but we're building toward something bigger. The more interest we hear from the public, the faster we can open The Creative Exchange beyond campus. Tell us you're interested to help shape what comes next.