Brands Camper and Ally Campellino developed prototypes for Pinatex creator Carmen Hijosa
London-based studio SmithMatthias also designed a bag and iPad case using Pinatex
Who says fungus can't be fashionable?
Dutch designer Aniela Hoitink has designed a dress out of mushroom mycelium – the vegetative part of mushroom fungus.
Hoitink built the textile out of mycelium modules, moulding disc shapes around a body form to create the dress.
Using mycelium in this way means that a garment can be manipulated while it’s being made.
The modular design also makes repairs easier and, as the product is 100% biodegradable, it can be composted when no longer needed.
Brew brogues from kombucha tea
A film that’s a by-product of kombucha tea could be used as a new material for clothing.
Young-A Lee, associate professor of apparel, merchandising and design at Iowa State University, says the properties of the material are similar to leather.
Once it’s been harvested and dried, shoes have been produced using the new cellulosic fibre.
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