While PETA counsels its followers to 'rather go naked than wear fur', the Austrian designer named Sonje Baurnel seeks to dictate almost the same but in a different manner. She is making fabric from invisible bacteria skulking on human body. Anyhow, the product will not be transparent, mind you. Her project dubbed “(In)visible Membranes: Life on the Human Body and Its Design Applications” will lend visibility to the sustainable fabric.
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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.
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