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Rootfull by Zena Holloway
Project
LIVING INLAY no.1, no. 2 & no. 3
About the work
Grassroots grow down onto jute plant fibres and take on the textures of beeswax templates as they grow. Roots are the unseen building blocks for our natural world - the foundations for life. The process creates unique materials and takes an intuitive leap into the future to imagine a material world that is grown, not made.
Matter
ROOTS
Wheatgrass root, grown on plant fibres
2025
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WOVEN by NATURE
Rootfull is pioneering a new paradigm in bio-fabrication by programming wheatgrass root growth to create novel materials. In just 12 days, the wheatgrass seeds sprout and the root grows down onto delicately carved, natural beeswax templates to create a range of textures. Rootfull extends the limits of 3D printing and ushers in a new era of programmable, sustainable design.
FOUNDED by an UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER
Zena Holloway is self-taught underwater photographer with a career spanning over 25 years working for publications including National Geographic, GQ and Dazed as well as global campaigns for clients including Nike, Pepsi, Sony and Greenpeace. Over the years she witnessed firsthand the damage to our oceans, from coral bleaching to plastic pollution. The experience has led to a vision for a future of materials that are entirely grown and not made.







