Barbara is a designer and hands-on maker and contemporary art curriculum designer. She is passionate about biomaterials and environmentally friendly products. She focuses on sustainability, ethical aspects of design, architecture and fashion. She did her post-gradual studies in Textile Science & Engineering and developed a Amber Grain Embriodery projects, a research on root-based materials. She is a strong believer in education and thrives on building multidisciplinary enviroments. She wants to foster "idea lab mindset" in students, and encourage them to never fear about crossing boundaries of different disciplines.