Bio-materials and Regenerative Innovation
Flumen is a trans-disciplinary research collective founded in January 2025, exploring speculative design proposals in the service of planetary abundance and multi-species flourishing.
Our members have a diversity of experience in artistic practice, architecture, marine biology, bio-materials, creative technology, digital product design and ecology. We are based within the watershed of the river Otra, reaching from Kristiansand to the mountains of Setesdal, in Southern Norway.
We have active links to University in Agder, and University of the Arts, London.
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Erick Allende
Naysa Andrade
Nina Björkendal
Henriette Hultman
Tom Longmate
Håvard Tveito
Crucially, an organism creates its own Umwelt, but also continually reshapes it in its encounter with the world
–James Bridle
Erick Allende
Erick is an experienced architect, interested in contributing to the advancement of wood as a renewable and versatile material for the built environment.
–Partner at Aksent Arkitekts
–Building of the Year 2025 nominee
–Forest owner
Naysa Andrade
Naysa is a multidisciplinary artist and biomaterials researcher, working with renewable biopolymers as degradable subsitutes for plastic and leather in artistic materials and everyday products.
–Runs sustainable biopolymers workshop
–Founder of Arteriet gallery
–Co-curator of Kunstitusjon
Nina Björkendal
Nina is a multidisciplinary artist, researcher and educator, creator of works that ooze symbolism and nature.
–Myren Grafikk 50th anniversary exhibitions curator
–Lecturer in visual arts at UiA
Henriette Hultman
Henriette is a marine biologist, and independent educator specialising in microplastic pollution in Skagerrak sediments and marine biodiversity.
–PHD candidate at UiA
–Ran 2 day educational programme for Oceans Week
–Represented Centre for Coastal Research
Tom Longmate
Tom is a UX designer and software engineer, exploring connections between coastal and agricultural ecosystems, while building a platform for circular plastics.
–MA student, Regenerative Design, CSM
–Product Design lead at Oxidane Venture
–Data designer for the Panama Papers
Håvard Tveito
Håvard is an architect and creative technologist, involved in large scale immersive public performance artworks, and cross disciplinary collaborations.
–Ex Marshmallow Laser Feast
–MArch from The Bartlett School of Architecture
–Independent record label owner