2026
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Exploring the design potential of iridescent Flavobacteria for thermochromic engineered living materials.
Risseeuw, C., Kummetha, L., Ingham, C., Karana, E., Aubin-Tam, M-E., Martins, J. (2026) Exploring the design potential of iridescent Flavobacteria for thermochromic engineered living materials. Bio-design and Manufacturing 9, 182–196 https://doi.org/10.1631/bdm.2500187
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Designing a Toolkit to Explore the Design Space of Woven Textiles
Voorwinden, M., Klop, S., & McQuillan, H. (2026). Designing a Toolkit to Explore the Design Space of Woven Textiles. In L. Simeone et al. (Eds.), DRS2026: Research Papers (Proceedings of DRS, vol. 2026), 305. Design Research Society. TU Delft Research Portal
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WarpForm: An Accessible Loom Add-On for Weaving 3D and Non-Rectangular Textile-forms
Klop, S., Borrego, M., Voorwinden, M., & McQuillan, H. (2026). WarpForm: An Accessible Loom Add-On for Weaving 3D and Non-Rectangular Textile-forms. Textile Intersections 2026, London. Design Research Society. Link
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Shaped Circular Knitting for Zero Waste Design: A Material-Driven Approach to Knitted Textile-Forms
Janssen, S., & McQuillan, H. (2026). Shaped Circular Knitting for Zero Waste Design: A Material-Driven Approach to Knitted Textile-Forms. Textile Intersections 2026, London. Design Research Society. Link
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On-body biodesign: exploring the human body’s role in designing with living organisms
Zeng F, Parisi S, Martins J, and Karana E (2026). On-body biodesign: exploring the human body’s role in designing with living organisms. Biotechnology Design. 4, e45, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2977905726100535
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Seasonal biodesign: real-world studies with living artefacts for urban biodiversity
Groutars E, Martins J, Nicenboim I, and Karana E (2026). Seasonal biodesign: real-world studies with living artefacts for urban biodiversity. Biotechnology Design. 4, e67, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2977905726100651
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Microbial Biomineralisation in Living Artefacts for Regenerative Ecologies: An Overview and Design Pathways
Vekemans, V., Parisi, S., Martins, J., Wu, J., Aubin-Tam, ME., Karana, E. (2026). Microbial Biomineralisation in Living Artefacts for Regenerative Ecologies: An Overview and Design Pathways. In: Mateus, A., Leonor, S., Paoliello, C. (eds) What's Around Design?. WAD 2024. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-11584-3_1
2025
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A reflective lab journal for biodesign: Navigating more-than- human sensibilities and disciplinary tensions
Kim, J., Nicenboim, I., Martins, J.,and Karana, E. (2025) A reflective lab journal for biodesign: Navigating more-than-human sensibilities and disciplinary tensions, in Chang, C.-Y., Chen, C.-H., & Hsu, Y. (eds.), IASDR 2025: Design Next, 02-05 December, Taipei, Taiwan. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2025.531
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Multimorphic Material Thinking for Sustainable HCI.
McQuillan, H., & Karana, E. (2025). Multimorphic Material Thinking for Sustainable HCI. Interactions, 32(4), 28–33. https://doi.org/10.1145/3735964
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A Design Space for Animated Textile-forms through Shuttle Weaving: A Case of 3D Woven Trousers
Voorwinden, M., Buso, A., Karana, E. and McQuillan, H. (2025). A Design Space for Animated Textile-forms through Shuttle Weaving: A Case of 3D Woven Trousers. In Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS ’25), 2465 DIS ’25, July 05–09, 2025, Funchal, Portugal. https://doi.org/10.1145/3715336.3735741
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On the Habitabilities of Bacterial Cellulose for Living Artefacts
Groutars, G., Martins, J., Karana. E. (2025). On the Habitabilities of Bacterial Cellulose for Living Artefacts. In Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '25). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1516–1529. https://doi.org/10.1145/3715336.3735432
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Exploring Everyday Experiences of a Multimorphic Textile-form Artifact.
Buso, A., McQuillan, H., Jansen, K., Verma, H., & Karana, E. (2025). Exploring Everyday Experiences of a Multimorphic Textile-form Artifact. International Journal of Design, 19(3), 1–29. https://doi.org/10.57698/v19i3.01
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Woven Textile-Form Design: A Method to Design Woven 3D Form
Voorwinden, M., & McQuillan, H. (2025). Woven Textile-Form Design: A Method to Design Woven 3D Form. Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1080/20511787.2025.2567765
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Multistable Leno Woven Textiles.
Voorwinden, M., Andersen, K., & McQuillan, H. (2025). Multistable Leno Woven Textiles. In UbiComp Companion 2025: Companion of the 2025 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (pp. 534–538). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3714394.3750710
2024
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AnimaTo: Designing a Multimorphic Textile Artefact for Performativity
Buso, A., McQuillan, H., Jansen, K., & Karana, E. (2024). Anima To: Designing a Multimorphic Textile Artefact for Performativity. In A. Vallgårda, L. Jönsson, J. Fritsch, S. Fdili Alaoui, & C. A. Le Dantec (Eds.), DIS '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 20-34). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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(Re)activate, (Re)direct, (Re)arrange: Exploring the Design Space of Direct Interactions with Flavobacteria
Risseeuw, C., McQuillan, H., Martins, J., & Karana, E. (2024). (Re)activate, (Re)direct, (Re)arrange: Exploring the Design Space of Direct Interactions with Flavobacteria. In F. F. Mueller, P. Kyburz, J. R. Williamson, C. Sas, M. L. Wilson, P. T. Dugas, & U. Shklovski (Eds.), CHI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems (pp. 1-18). Article 705 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642262
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Living with Cyanobacteria: Exploring Materiality in Caring for Microbes in Everyday Life
Zhou, J., Doubrovski, Z., Giaccardi, E., & Karana, E. (2024). Living with Cyanobacteria: Exploring Materiality in Caring for Microbes in Everyday Life. In F. F. Mueller, P. Kyburz, J. R. Williamson, C. Sas, M. L. Wilson, P. Toups Dugas, & I. Shklovski (Eds.), CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Article 561 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642039
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On the Role of Materials Experience for Novel Interactions with Digital Representations of Historical Pop-up and Movable Books
Elkhuizen, W., Love, J., Parisi, S., & Karana, E. (2024). On the Role of Materials Experience for Novel Interactions with Digital Representations of Historical Pop-up and Movable Books. In CHI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems Article 619 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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Becoming microbes: An approach to cultivating microbial sensibilities in biodesign
Kim, J., Kim, R., Martins, J., & Karana, E. (2024). Becoming microbes: An approach to cultivating microbial sensibilities in biodesign. In C. M. Gray, E. Ciliotta Chehade, P. Hekkert, L. Forlano, P. Ciuccarelli, & P. Lloyd (Eds.), DRS Conference Proceedings 2024 (DRS Biennial Conference Series). Design Research Society.
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Design for serene textile experiences: A toolkit
Parisi, S., McQuillan, H., and Karana, E. (2024) Design for serene textile experiences: A toolkit, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA.
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Designing living artefacts for multispecies interactions: An ecological approach
Groutars, E. G., Kim, R., & Karana, E. (2024). Designing Living Artefacts for Multispecies Interactions: An Ecological Approach. International Journal of Design, 18(2), 59-78.
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Growth, Distribution, and Photosynthesis of Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii in 3D Hydrogels
Oh, J. J., Ammu, S., Vriend, V. D., Kieffer, R., Kleiner, F. H., Balasubramanian, S., Karana, E., Masania, K., & Aubin-Tam, M. E. (2023). Growth, Distribution, and Photosynthesis of Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii in 3D Hydrogels. Advanced Materials, 36(2), Article 2305505.
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Interactive Connected Smart (ICS) Materials Experience: Collaborative Embodied Knowledge through Material Tinkering
Parisi, S., Ferraro, V., & Rognoli, V. (2024). Interactive connected smart (ICS) materials experience: Collaborative embodied knowledge through material tinkering. In N. Nimkulrat, & C. Groth (Eds.), Craft and Design Practice from an Embodied Perspective (pp. 198-212). (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies). Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group.
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Development of a 3D printed structural electronics force sensor
Xu, J., Doubrovski, Z., Ozdemir, M., Geraedts, J. M., & Song, Y. (2024). Development of a 3D printed structural electronics force sensor. IEEE Access.
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Foam2Form: 4D Printing with Programmable Foaming
Ozdemir, M., & Doubrovski, Z. (2024). Foam2Form: 4D Printing with Programmable Foaming. In CHI 2024 - Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems Article 164 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3613905.3650869
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From Dribbling Honey to Non-planar 3D-Printing: Coiling Becomes Craft
Alberts, M., Nachtigall, T. R., Doubrovski, Z., & Saakes, D. (2024). From Dribbling Honey to Non-planar 3D-Printing: Coiling Becomes Craft. In A. Vallgårda, L. Jönsson, J. Fritsch, S. Fdili Alaoui, & C. A. Le Dantec (Eds.), DIS '24 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 328-332). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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3D woven denim as an exemplary design manufacturing technique to shape sustainable fashion ecosystemst Item
de Jager, S., McQuillan, H., & Mulder, I. (2024). 3D Woven Denim as an Exemplary Design-Manufacturing Technique to Shape Sustainable Fashion Ecosystems. DISCERN: International Journal of Design for Social Change, Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 5(2), 51–68. TU Delft repository
2023
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Cyano-Chromic Interface: Aligning Human-Microbe Temporalities Towards Noticing and Attending to Living Artefacts
Zhou, J., Kim, R., Doubrovski, Z., Martins, J., Giaccardi, E., & Karana, E. (2023). Cyano-Chromic Interface: Aligning Human-Microbe Temporalities Towards Noticing and Attending to Living Artefacts. In D. Byrne, & N. Martelaro (Eds.), Dis '23 Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 820–838). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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Weaving Textile-form Interfaces: A Material-Driven Design Journey
Buso, A., McQuillan, H., Voorwinden, M., & Karana, E. (2023). Weaving Textile-form Interfaces: A Material-Driven Design Journey. In DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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FlavoMetrics: Towards a Digital Tool to Understand and Tune Living Aesthetics of Flavobacteria
Risseeuw, C., Martinez Castro, J. F., Barla, P., & Karana, E. (2023). FlavoMetrics: Towards a Digital Tool to Understand and Tune Living Aesthetics of Flavobacteria. In DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 2079–2092). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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Conformal, Seamless, Sustainable: Multimorphic Textile-forms as a Material-Driven Design Approach for HCI
McQuillan, H. L., & Karana, E. (2023). Conformal, Seamless, Sustainable: Multimorphic Textile-forms as a Material-Driven Design Approach for HCI. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23). (pp. 1-19). Article 727 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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Surfacing Livingness in Microbial Displays: A Design Taxonomy for HCI
Kim, R., Risseeuw, C., Groutars, E. G., & Karana, E. (2023). Surfacing Livingness in Microbial Displays: A Design Taxonomy for HCI. In CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Article 156 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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Living artefacts for regenerative ecologies.
Karana, E., McQuillan, H. L., Rognoli, V., & Giaccardi, E. (2023). Living artefacts for regenerative ecologies. Research Directions: Biotechnology Design, 1, Article e16.
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Towards Performative Woven Textile-form Interfaces
Buso, A., McQuillan, H., Voorwinden, M., & Karana, E. (2023). Towards Performative Woven Textile-form Interfaces. In Textile Intersections 2023 Design Research Society. https://doi.org/10.21606/TI-2023/106.
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Understanding the effects of root structure on the mechanical behaviour of engineered plant root materials
Carrete, I. A., Ghodrat, S., Scherer, D., & Karana, E. (2023). Understanding the effects of root structure on the mechanical behaviour of engineered plant root materials.Materials and Design, 225, Article 111521.
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The Circular Techno-Aesthetics of Woven Textile-forms: A Material and Process-driven Design Exploration
McQuillan, H., Voorwinden, M., Arts, B., & Vroom, B. (2023). The Circular Techno-Aesthetics of Woven Textile-forms: A Material and Process-driven Design Exploration. In K. Niinimäki, & K. Cura (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th PLATE Conference: Product Lifetimes And The Environment (pp. 649-659). (Aalto University publication series ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE, 3/2023). Aalto University.
https://research.tudelft.nl/files/159564585/PLATE23_isbn9789526413679.pdf

