Irene Petrillo – Textile architecture, a promising future

With a background in Industrial Design Engineering, Irene Petrillo graduated with a strong focus on future materials. While further developing the bacteria grown textile ‘Kombutex’, she joined Studio Samira Boon in 2021. Studio Samira Boon was founded in Japan and combines the adaptive and sensory qualities of textiles with computerized production techniques. Recent works in the Netherlands include the 3D woven Archi Folds and the parametrically designed BioFold – acoustic panels made using textile waste. Both are innovative series of textile based, architectural elements, which bring together technique, science and art.