She "planted" her clothes with disgusting bacteria, and this beauty is going against the sky!

a combination of technology and fashion,

Many designers have tried it.

For example, a skirt that can be changed when you pull it.

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Use clothes that melt the material,

After pouring water, it will turn into another skirt.

(Why not directly melt?)

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When these designers made a fuss about the style of clothing through technology, some people said that they had been able to grow their own clothes.

Still planted with bacteria!

It was her, female designer Suzanne Lee from the UK, the founder of biofabrics, who also coined the term “BioCouture”.

When she was in the TED talk, she wore the first dress she "grows out".

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Suzanne said: "Give me green tea, sugar, bacteria, give me some time, I can get microbial fiber cloth to make clothes."

Start with boiled tea, pour in sugar while the tea is still hot, stir until completely dissolved, and pour into the growth tank.

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When the temperature of the growth solution reaches 30 ° C or less, the tea bacteria and other microorganisms are mixed and symbiotic. Keep the temperature with a thermostat. When the weather is hot, you can raise it outdoors.

Suzanne has such a mini store in her own home.

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Then wait for the fermentation, the sugar in the growth liquid provides nutrients for the growth of the bacteria, and the pure nanocellulose is spun after fermentation.

At this time, you can be a shopkeeper.

The fibers produced by the fermentation are bonded to each other to form a fibrous layer, and finally a fiber cloth is formed on the surface of the liquid. After about two to three weeks, a fiber blanket about one inch thick can be obtained. Remove and wash with cold soapy water.

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The fiber blanket at this time is very heavy, because the inside is 90% moisture. To evaporate the water, air or air dry. After the fiber blanket has been air-dried, it will eventually get thin to almost transparent but elastic, similar to plant skin. You can take the cut and sewing directly into clothes. The microbial fiber of this cloth is the same as ordinary fiber, and there is no bacteria inside.

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It can also be directly molded on the exterior of the model, and the fiber cloth will be automatically bonded together when air-dried.

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Suzanne made the first green tea fiber cloth into a leather jacket.

(It feels like using human skin...)

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I tried to make a backpack later.

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Later, Suzanne felt that since the fiber cloth is an organic material, it should be possible to add some chemicals to change its color. So she tried to dye with indigo, iron ions, vegetable pigments, etc. This fiber cloth has a very strong absorbency and is much easier to dye than on cotton products.

Dyed fiber clothing

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It is a pity that this material is currently not waterproof, if you wear it in the rain

It will become very heavy in water absorption.

Will slowly get off the line,

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Suzanne revealed that the concept of “bio-fashion” was first proposed as an academic project in 2004. At the time, she was writing a book about fashion, and interviewed many scientists and engineers to discuss whether technology can influence fashion in the future.

"What's most interesting is that a biologist said that maybe we don't have to use plant fibers like cotton, but use microbial synthetic fibers to make clothes. This has greatly inspired me. After all, the current environmental pollution is too serious. ”

Indeed, about 26 million tons of old clothes are thrown into trash cans every year in China, most of which cannot be degraded, and the utilization rate is less than 1%.

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The clothes of these microbial fibers of Suzanne are pure natural organic products that can degrade in the natural environment like fruits and vegetables. The cellulosic growth solution can also be reused and is environmentally friendly . If possible, the waste water of the food factory can be used to produce fiber cloth to make clothes, which alleviates the resource shortage and eliminates the waste of old clothes.

Suzanne's identity has also changed from a fashion designer to a bio-creative consultant. She held a small exhibition in London on the production of microbial fiber cloth to promote an environmentally friendly lifestyle.

The material of the fiber cloth can be eaten directly

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Today Suzanne is the creative director of Modern Meadow. The New York-based biotech company brings together scientists, engineers, designers and artisans to develop laboratory-grown products.

For example, this laboratory cultivates meat "steak chip", extracts bovine tissue cells, and muscle fibers that are cultivated for six weeks. It is a highly optimized pure protein product, which is like meat and meat.

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Suzanne feels that this “shape-like” technology can also be applied to fashion. Create more creative, sustainable materials that meet designers, consumers and environmentalists.

In 2014, she cultivated “planting leather” using mammalian epidermal cells. This material protects animals from slaughter and can help alleviate the pressure of today's shortage of leather resources, which is considered a “fashion in vitro production”.

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Planting leather shoes

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Suzanne believes that due to the shortage of resources and the awakening of consumer awareness. Today, fashion is paying more and more attention to technology. We are at the beginning of understanding the integration of technology and fashion.

“We are still standing at the starting point for growing leather, but I have seen the impact it has on the textile industry and fashion circles decades later.”

Although this technology was developed from the fashion of fashion, any place where people apply leather and similar materials will become its future market. When the scale of production is reduced and the price is lowered, its application prospects will be broader.

Suzanne said that she would like to "plant" the lamp, "plant" the car, and even "plant" the house!

Is it innovative enough to grow clothes with bacteria?