Climafibre
Materiales modulares fabricados íntegramente con girasoles
Imagina un chubasquero fabricado íntegramente con girasoles. Climafibre utiliza girasoles para desarrollar tejidos, tintes y un revestimiento hidrópico para la industria de la moda que apoyan los sistemas alimentarios regenerativos, protegen la biodiversidad y ayudan a mitigar el clima. Mediante el uso de enzimas, Climafibre es el primero en desarrollar un proceso único para aislar las fibras de celulosa de los tallos de girasol, que luego se hilan en hilos. El recubrimiento hidrofóbico se hace a partir de un subproducto de la industria del aceite de girasol, lo que proporciona protección a las fibras naturales. Los pigmentos se extraen de varias partes de la planta y se utilizan como tintes naturales.
Empresa/Institución
CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS UAL
Material Futures is where science, technology and design collide.
We invite practitioners from all fields of the creative industries to create alternative narratives to what will become the defining issues of our times. United in our belief that our planet is at breaking point and our current methods of managing and dealing with these systems are ineffective and outdated, we encourage our students to look beyond existing disciplines to anticipate our future needs, desires and challenges for the 21st century.
País
Reino Unido
Sitio web
Designer(s)
Jess Redgrave
Jess Redgrave is a multidisciplinary designer working at the intersection of fashion and science, pushing the boundaries of regenerative design and traditional biological practices.
After working for several years as a fashion designer, Jess enrolled in the MA Material Futures course at Central Saint Martins, where she set up her design practice with a focus on fashion that’s actively good for the planet and biodiversity.
Climafibre was developed as her graduation product and supported by enzyme scientist Dr Cuskin, lab technician Dr Corsini, and for pigment extraction, chemist Dr Emami.