Rootfull (Zena Holloway)
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About
Zena Holloway is a living systems designer and the founder of Rootfull. With over 25 years as an underwater photographer and creative director, she leverages her understanding of marine ecosystems to design with living materials. She cultivates textiles by guiding grass roots as they grow, using intricate beeswax templates.
This process takes twelve days and results in lightweight, natural fibre artefacts that echo the organic structures of marine life. Supported by the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) and UK Innovate.
Rootfull explores the intersection of craft and biology, cultivating functional interior pieces directly from nature’s own processes. By guiding plant roots to grow around carved beeswax templates, Zena Holloway transforms plant roots into contemporary lighting and artefacts that echo the forms and textures of marine life.
The work offers a glimpse into a regenerative future, blending meticulous craftsmanship with sustainable horticulture to create truly organic interiors.
