This jacket is made from a thin , dried sheet of bacterial cellulose grown out of yeast and tea leafage . It ’s the instauration of designerSuzanne Lee , who calls it “ BioCouture . ”
According to Ecouterre , the garment need “ at least a couple of bathtubs , some barm , a pinch of bacteria , and several cups of edulcorate immature afternoon tea . ” Then :
From this microbial soup , vulcanized fiber begin to sprout and disperse , finally resulting in slender , wet sheets of bacterial cellulose that can be molded to a dress form . As the mainsheet dry out out , overlapping edge “ felt ” together to become fused seams . When all moisture has evaporated , the fiber educate a loaded - knit , Cyperus papyrus - like surface that can be bleached or stain with yield and veg dye such as turmeric , indigo , and Beta vulgaris rubra .
Lee has also design other “ biofilm article of clothing , ” and this one ison display at London ’s Science Museum .
viaEcouterre
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