Puma biodesign project explores sustainable textile dyeing
17/06/2020
A new biodegradable lifestyle and performance collection called “Design to Fade” was made in collaboration with Dutch project Living Colour and Swedish design studio Streamateria.
Living Colour uses bacteria fed with a nutrient that makes them produce a pigment, which can then be used to dye almost any kind of fibre.
Streamateria makes fabrics in closed material loops, which become a source of raw material after they have been worn. This, according to the company, is possible because of a circular production chain with zero waste. Materials are said to be constructed out of a printed mesh-structure, which is coated with a bioplastic to create a textile-like garment.
“Our times require us to rethink not only what to create but also how we create,” said Romain Girard, senior head of innovation at Puma. The new design is “working on a future, which focuses on sustainable production methods and recyclable materials”.
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