Micro'be' fermented fashion: a fabric that grows….
A garment that forms itself without a single stitch!
By: Donna Franklin & Gary Cass
Imagine a fabric that grows ... a garment that forms itself without a single stitch!
The fashion that starts with a bottle of wine ...
The Micro 'be' project investigates the practical and cultural biosynthesis of microbiology - to explore forms of futuristic dress-making and textile technologies. Instead of lifeless weaving machines producing the textile, living microbes will ferment a garment. It smells like red wine and feels like sludge when wet, but the cotton-like cellulose dress fits snugly as a second skin. The material is very delicate, comprising micro-fibrils of cellulose. The colouration of the fabric will depend on the wine used, red wine - red fabric, white wine or beer - a translucent material. A fermented garment will not only rupture the meaning of traditional interactions with body and clothing; but will also examine the practicalities and cultural implications of commercialisation. [sic] This project redefines the production of woven materials. By combining art and science knowledge and with a little inventiveness, the ultimate goal will be to produce a bacterial fermented seamless garment that forms without a single stitch.
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