Biomaterials · Brooklyn, NY

Karime Saad

Grows materials. Builds systems.

Biomaterials designer and fabricator with a background in art and design — growing mycelium composites, bioplastics, and bioceramics into finished objects, with a parallel life leading operations and engineering teams.

Mycelium Composites

Grown Objects

No. 01

Grown Objects

Mycelium Composites

Functional forms grown from mycelium composite — from mold design through inoculation, demolding, and drying.

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Bioceramics

Mineral & Shell Composites

No. 02

Mineral & Shell Composites

Bioceramics

Bioceramic experiments combining mineral and shell-based aggregates into delicate, stone-like surfaces.

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Bioplastics

Agar-Based Forms

No. 03

Agar-Based Forms

Bioplastics

Agar-based bioplastics tested across finish, flexibility, and durability — translucent, skin-like, alive.

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Genspace NY

Mycelium Leather

No. 04

Mycelium Leather

Genspace NY

Independent experiments in a community biolab, developing a mycelium-grown leather alternative.

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Textile Waste

Lint-Based Material

No. 05

Lint-Based Material

Textile Waste

A biomaterial derived from textile lint — giving a second, quieter life to what the dryer leaves behind.

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Studio & Craft

Ceramics & Painting

No. 06

Ceramics & Painting

Studio & Craft

An ongoing studio practice in ceramics and acrylic painting, feeding the material work.

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About

I design and grow functional objects from living materials — managing the full process from substrate preparation through inoculation, growth, and drying. The same hands run operations and engineering teams, building the quiet systems that let small companies scale.

Mycelium CultivationBiomaterial FormulationMold DesignCeramicsAcrylic PaintingOperationsNext.js · SupabaseSpanish / English

Along the way

Independent Developer & Technical ConsultantRemote

2026 —

Operations AssistantCam's Urban Farm, Queens

2026 —

Cultivation & OperationsEl Paso Mushroom Co.

2026 —

Independent Biomaterials Designer & FabricatorBrooklyn / El Paso

2025 —

MemberGenspace NY

2025 —

Operations & Software Engineering ManagerEPCOM / Syscom Colombia

2020 – 25

Software EngineerTarget Corporate, Minneapolis

2018 – 20

MBA, with HonorsUT El Paso

2020 – 22

B.S. Electrical & Computer EngineeringUT Austin

2013 – 17

Let's grow something.

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