PICA BIOTA is a knitwear design studio born in Lisbon, sparked by the collaboration between Catarina Pica and (a) Brother KH930 machine. The work grows from the tension between manual and mechanical.​​

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THE FRAMEWORK

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Knitting as a method of thinking through collaboration, tension, repetition and rhythm. Making happens in conversation with the tools and the materials, not in command of them. Most pieces are made from deadstock or second hand yarn or natural fibers, with ecological responsibility in mind.

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THE MAKERS

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Catarina completed a Master’s degree at the Swedish School of Textiles in 2024, after earning a Bachelor's degree in Painting from the Faculdade de Belas-Artes do Porto in 2020.

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This Brother KH930 machine was born in 1986. After the brand’s collapse, it remained in Porto under the care of Sr. Joaquim, guardian of Brother’s surviving machinery in Portuguese territory. She was brought back to life in late 2024 by Sr. Joaquim and handed over to Catarina, with whom she has been living with ever since. 

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