Recent exhibition by Makerversity (community of maker businesses) at Somerset house presented future textiles that have potential to create sustainable change within the fashion industry and beyond.
Image: Food waste materials e.g. Avocado Matter by Polly Mae Redfern
Felt suit from sheep wool waste by Elza Collin
Leather like material grown from bacteria during brewing process by Polly Mae Redfern
Maize composite from waste by Polly Mae Redfern
Plant based fabric from seaweed by Aday
Petit Pli clothes growing as child grows by Ryan Mario Yasin
Laser cut ready to assemble clothing by Shruti Grover
Skin-like materials developed using synthetic biology by Tina Gorjanc
Discovery and new sustainable material development are getting more and more explorative. It is good to see a growing variety of imaginative new material sources. Often the process development starts by very research driven independent designer maker studios.
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