DREAM

About DREAM

Critically Exploring Material-Driven Design for Planetary Well-Being.

From animated textiles to living materials, the Centre of Design Research for Regenerative Material Ecologies (DREAM) revolutionizes the way we understand, make, and live with emerging material technologies to restore planetary wellbeing. We advocate for the development of materials that transcend conventional boundaries, embracing dynamism and emergence to catalyze creativity and diversity in human activities, aligning with the principles of living systems. In this interconnected framework, every design choice, production method, and transformation process contribute to the vitality of the whole. By championing this ethos, we strive to cultivate ecologies that sustain and nourish life in all its forms, recognizing our collective responsibility as stewards of sustainable futures.

Our Approach The integration of this critical perspective across the diverse disciplines represented by DREAM unlocks the potential of materials across diverse ecological cycles, scales, and temporalities. Central to our established material-driven design approach is the recognition that materials designed to support regenerative ecologies must accommodate the intricate web of life, acknowledging the intertwined cycles, scales, and temporalities of living and non-living entities. By reimagining our relationship with organisms, materials, energy, and systems we seek to support biodiversity while cultivating ecological literacy, holistic worldviews, empathy, and care for the interconnected web of life that sustains and nourishes us all.

Keywords

• 3D Weaving
• Additive Manufacturing
• Biodesign
• Design
• Design Research
• Living Materials
• Metamaterials
• Research
• Textile Design

Address

• Headquarters

  DelftZuid-Holland, Netherlands

Team by function

Based on 5 public job profiles as of 3 September 2026.

• Founder / Owner5