# Event Details - **Event Name**: Microbial Leather Workshop: Grow Your Own Kombucha Textile - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 05:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: What if we could grow materials instead of manufacturing them?About this EventJoin this hands-on workshop exploring microbial leather - a sustainable biomaterial grown from kombucha cultures. Using a living symbiosis of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY), participants will learn how bacterial cellulose can be grown into flexible, leather-like sheets with potential applications in textiles, fashion, and biodegradable material design.The SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast) is best known for its role in transforming sweetened tea into kombucha, a fermentation practice dating back thousands of years. Today, this living culture is being rediscovered as a versatile biomaterial, used by artists, designers, and researchers to create sustainable textiles, experimental fashion, sculptural works, and biodegradable material alternatives.No prior experience with biology or fermentation is needed.What to expectDuring the workshop you will:Learn how kombucha cultures produce bacterial celluloseExplore how this material can become a plastic and leather alternativeHandle and examine finished microbial cellulose samplesLearn how to prepare your own growing cultureLearn how to harvest, dry, and process the materialDiscuss real-world applications in sustainable designWhat you will take homeEach participant will receive a personal kombucha starter kit including:A live SCOBY (kombucha culture)Starter liquidGrowing jarYou’ll leave with everything you need to continue growing your own microbial material at home.Who is this for?This workshop is perfect for:Designers and textile practitionersArtists and makersSustainability enthusiastsStudents and researchersAnyone interested in bio-materials and circular designAccessibility / RequirementsNo previous experience requiredSuitable for beginnersPlease wear comfortable clothes suitable for a hands-on sessionMeet your instructorsWeronika Turowska is a biodesigner and material researcher interested in regenerative design principles, innovation, and environmental, cultural storytelling. At Blunik Studio, Weronika experiments with living and circular materials, often drawing from biological processes, craft traditions, and waste streams. Her work seeks to create objects and systems that not only reduce environmental impact but also spark new narratives about our relationship with matter, microbes, and making.She has led workshops exploring biodesign and sensory engagement with science, and her work has been exhibited internationally at the New European Bauhaus in Brussels, London Design Festival, Biofabricate, and Lethaby Gallery.https://www.blunikstudio.com/portfolio-2 https://www.instagram.com/blunikstudio/Kirsten Tingle is a biodesigner and artist specialising in mycelium fabrication and regenerative painting. She teaches mycelium workshops with Lifefabs in Camden, and frequently guest lectures on Biodesign practice across London. Her paintings have been exhibited in The Chan Gallery in LA; Pioneer Works, Vent, Chashama, and Phyliss Harriman Gallery in NYC; Biocalibrate Symposia, Broadworks, The Lethaby Gallery, and Safehouse in London; The Guidecca Satellite in Venice, Italy; The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland; and The Kyoto Arts Center in Japan.https://www.instagram.com/kirstentingle https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/d86ef000-3180-11f1-898c-b1ec16c3517f-rimg-w1200-h656-dca95a05-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/d8cb8ef0-3180-11f1-898c-b1ec16c3517f-rimg-w895-h740-dcc9bc91-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/d9330350-3180-11f1-b66b-c789a2302db1-rimg-w1200-h721-dcded2ab-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/microbial-leather-workshop-grow-your-own-kombucha-textile/100001986197385848 - **Event Categories**: Art, Workshops, fine-arts, Festivals - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fmicrobial-leather-workshop-grow-your-own-kombucha-textile-tickets-1986197385848 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 25, max: 30, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Four Otter Craft Studio - **lat**: 51.5970192 - **long**: -0.112005 - **full address**: Four Otter Craft Studio, River Park Road, London, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Blunik Studio x Biodesign Now (https://allevents.in/org/blunik-studio-x-biodesign-now/26762597) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/e72cc1f5211ffc17aba3b76a0dddac0c635377e5be85b595df729a3f7bf4bb13-rimg-w1200-h1279-dc979899-gmir.jpg?v=1775456491 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/17bb26ef053edba959b4d07a1dfe3f44711668845124370aabca400bb7e22747-rimg-w400-h400-dc989899-gmir.jpg?v=1775456491 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? 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