The biodegradation time of each garment depends on its material. Natural fabrics require two to six months
On the occasion of her ongoing project, “Fungal Integrated”a clothing collection she created using mycelium (mushroom fibers) and fabrics and sacks of coffee beans she found in rubbish bins, London-based fashion designer Helena Elston spoke to ‘Dezeen’.
Her creations range from a seamless garment and navy trousers to a pair of chunky heeled boots and a cozy jacket with canvas patches stitched together. Elston uses a mycelium growth process of about six weeks, making clothes designed to biodegrade when the wearer tires of them.
“Growth environments are basically containers where I introduce nutrients and mycelium into the clothes, at specific humidity, lighting and temperature,” he said. Although her clothes have not yet gone into production, she explained that “in practice” they can be composted in the household waste bin or buried in the garden.
The biodegradation time of each garment depends on its material. Natural fabrics require two to six months. “It’s a circular design process based on guesswork; but it remains plausible,” he emphasized. “I like to explore how we can make beautiful things out of materials that have been thrown away,” he said.
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