Creative Director - Suzanne Lee, Senior Research Fellow, School of Fashion & Textiles, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London. Author of Fashioning The Future: tomorrow's wardrobe.

Scientific Partner - Dr. David Hepworth, Co-Director of CelluComp Ltd., a biotech start-up based in Fife, Scotland. CelluComp is pioneering the development of products from new high tech sustainable composites. The company has won both SMART and SPUR awards for the development of sustainable materials and products.

BioCouture is funded by a large grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) under their speculative research route. The AHRC funds postgraduate training and research in the arts and humanities, from archaeology and English literature to design and dance. The quality and range of research supported not only provides social and cultural benefits but also contributes to the economic success of the UK. For further information on the AHRC, please see our website www.ahrc.ac.uk.

The first stage of this project was assisted by funding from The Research Centre for Fashion, the Body and Material Cultures - a joint Central Saint Martins & London College of Fashion research centre.