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From a Vat of Green Tea, Grows Gross (but Cool) Green Fashion called BioCouture (Photos)

Bio Bomber Jacket, grown from a vat of green tea. Image courtesy of Suzanna Lee. Is it possible to “grow a frock from a vat of liquid” using cellulose-spinning bacteria? This is exactly what fashion designer Suzanna Lee asked before she began BioCouture , a research project based at Central Saint Martin’s College in London. From a vat of sugary green tea, she grew a textile biomaterial, resulting in seamless clothing that has the look and feel of vegetable leather (we read it first on Seed and Sew ). Click through for more gross (but cool) … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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From a Vat of Green Tea, Grows Gross (but Cool) Green Fashion called BioCouture (Photos)