Forget shiny plastic sequins and say hello to edible bio-plastic!
Well, when I say edible, Kiki tried it when she was experimenting and said it did not taste that great. Nonetheless, in case of emergency… Who knows!
The diversity of materials used in fashion is pretty amazing and the creativity of designers is no limit to what can be used in a garment. The materials library from the Institute of making is a very inspiring collection for innovative mind. Sustainability is also thinking of the materials you use, their impact and work on new solutions to help you materialize what you imagined.
I guess that’s what Kiki had in mind when she first started researching Bio-plastic. It’s easy to make your own at home (just like this) with potatoes or even tapioca. To leave Kansas and land in colourful Oz, simply add food colourants. Yes, it’s that simple. The tricky bit is that you need a week for the plastic sheet to dry and it shrinks, breaks… So, not ideal for monumental pieces. But if you stitch back the crumbs together, you will catch the light with your home-baked sequins!
See for yourself!
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