Boston-based British Zimbabwean Natsai Audrey Chieza is founder and Creative Director of Faber Futures, an industry-leading studio rooted in biomaterial R&D across bio-fabrication, digital fabrication and traditional craft processes. Her projects harness the power of nature to create sustainable and striking material alternatives. Her work around non-toxic, biopigments for textiles using bacteria, has distinguished her practice and elevated her prestige amongst the scientific community, so much so, she's one of the few designers working inside a biotech company based in Boston. She has been invited to speak at TED Global this August in Africa.