Petra Garajová
Designer & Researcher
based in Barcelona, Spain
She is a Slovak multidisciplinary designer, educator and researcher with a background in architecture and more than three years experience as an instructor, teaching and guiding students in digital arts and exploring the boundaries of material science, digital manufacturing and textiles. Passionate about merging art, technology and design education with hands-on experience to inspire students and professionals alike.
Currently working in Fab Lab Barcelona as a Fabricademy Local Instructor Lead and Materials & Textiles Expert.
She has also co-founded an Experimental Design platform with Petra Sochurková that uses fashion as a tool to reshape the connection between nature, soft materials, and the human body using new technologies.
After her architectural studies at UMPRUM Prague she graduated from Fabricademy - The Textile and Technology Academy in Fab Lab Barcelona IAAC. During that time she was involved in the Shemakes.eu European project as an Ambassador between Fab Lab Barcelona and TextileLab Iceland working on the Lab to Lab project - Rethinking Wool. Thanks to these opportunities her Fabricademy final project has been awarded the Young Scientist Award 2022.
Read and explore.
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The Future of Living 2024: Rethread the Needle
Leading a two day workshop on reimagining the future of textiles and biomaterials. Participating in a conferece as a speaker on challenging conventional practices, and addressing pressing eco-social issues.
Invited as a representative by the Instituto Cervantes Bruselas - the Spanish Cultural Center. The workshops and conference took a place on December 6-8, 2024. Big thanks to EUNIC Brussels in collaboration with iMAL and Green Fabric bxl.
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Summer School - Sustainable Fashion IED, Barcelona 2024
As one of the invited speakers in the round table - Vision of the Fashion Industry in 2035.
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Eastern Design Conference 2023
As one of the invited speakers presenting past, current, and future reflections on Slovak rooted design during the Eastern Design Conference in Košice (SK), October 6-7.
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Bratislava Design Week 2022
One of the selected artists at Bratislava Design Week with the work presented at STILL HERE exhibition organised by Päť a Pól, at Galéria mesta Bratislavy (SK), December 7-14th 2022.
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PhD Forum - Living Textile Architectures Symposium
The States of Matter, material research will be also presented at the PhD, Early Career Researcher Forum as part of the ArcInTex Symposium Living Textile Architectures, New Castle (UK), October 12-14.
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Lenzing Young Scientist Award 2022
The States of Matter, material research has been awarded by the Young Scientist Award by Lenzing Group, in the category of the most innovative use of bio-based fibers. Also it was presented at the Dornbirn Global Fibers Congress (AT), 14-16th of September.
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Exhibition 'Still Here’
The States of Matter, material research of wool fiber and non-traditional methods, is being exhibited at the Staromestská galéria Zichy (SK), September 12 - October 02, 2022
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Maker Faire Barcelona 2022
The States of Matter exhibited at the Maker Faire Barcelona (ES) as part of the Fabricademy Final projects 2021/22.
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Shemakes.eu
Empowering future female innovators of the sustainable fashion industry through inspiration, skills and networks.
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Ne-viditeľné
Slovak Talent Database - Women in creative business.
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MEDIALAB MATADERO MADRID
Experimental wool material - MATERIAL RESEARCH 2021.
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Experimental Wool Material
Slovak Design Center 2021