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Gross or Glorious? Austrian Designer Imagines Clothing Created From Your Body’s Bacteria
Gross or Glorious? Austrian Designer Imagines Clothing Created From Your Body’s Bacteria
Gross or Glorious? Austrian Designer Imagines Clothing Created From Your Body’s Bacteria
Austrian Designer Proposes Sustainable Fabric Made From Body’s Bacteria
Austrian Designer Proposes Sustainable Fabric Made From Body’s Bacteria
greenpacks.org — Austrian designer Sonja Baumel has a proposal that is interesting and appalling at the same time. The... designer is at work on a project called “(In)visible Membranes: Life on the Human Body and Its Design Applications.” As the name of the project ... (more) Austrian Designer Proposes Sustainable Fabric Made From ...
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Austrian Designer Proposes Sustainable Fabric Made From Body’s Bacteria
GreenPacks.org — ... clothing created from these organisms. An interesting experiment by the designer is the “Crocheted Membrane.” This experiment is a visualization of the growth of bacteria to create complex fiber layers. These fibers build up in areas that require the most warmth and insulation, creating an organic, body hugging silhouette. The designer displayed her concept at the Dutch Design Week. Source: ecouterre

Eco Tech: Austrian designer suggests clothing made from body’s bacteria
Ecofriend — ... human body into a visible form, where they can be used to create sustainable fabric. One of her most complex experiments is “Crocheted Membrane,” a time-based visualization of how bacteria might grow to create fabric layers that react to an individual’s body temperature. The designer believes that fabric should build up in areas that require the most warmth and insulation, which results in a body-hugging organic silhouette. Via: GreenPacks/Ecouterre

Going clad in invisible bacterial fabric is better than following PETA diktat
Green Diary — ... fabric. How her clothing will react to environment is simply incomprehensible? Well, she reveals that the body membrane supports innumerable bacteria. Through some biological process, Sonje hopes to transform them into a visible, functional and flexibly adapting fabric layer. The layer could react to an individual’s body temperature based on body warmth and insulation. Via: Dezeen/Ecouterre

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