biowoolness
Biowoolness by Pinkponilo and Vienna Textile Lab
circular fashion project | 2024 May
Awarded project for the second round of WORTH Partnership Project II.
project linktree: https://linktr.ee/biowoolness
photos: drive folder
digital garment video: YouTube video (Made by Mixony.)
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Biowoolness is at Budapest Design Week.
dates
4th September - 17th November - 10-18h - exhibition
22nd October - 3-5 pm - tour guide with our team (In Hungarian)
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Biowoolness went to Vienna Design Week.
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dates
22-23rd September 2024, 16-19h - workshop
20-29th September 2024 10-18h - exhibition, conferences and workshops
We are a proud member of Distributed Design Platform.
project name
Can sheep and bacteria be friends?
Future Material Stories. Touchable exhibition and workshop presented by Pinkponilo and Vienna Textile Lab.
description
Our project revolutionizes the fashion landscape by emphasizing microbial dyes and modular, gender-neutral clothing, focusing on natural wool colors' benefits for skin health, and committing to animal rights throughout production.
Join us, prepare your future ideas, and gain material knowledge about responsibly sourced soft European wool, try out hand stitching as a slow-fashion method, learn about natural colors with experts, touch and give us feedback about the gender-neutral and modularity-focused design, and finally take away your unique piece.
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Biowoolness. A European bio-color creation lab. Born at Milan Design Week.
This initiative is dedicated to crafting a garment prototype that champions the principles of circular economy, longevity, and using responsibly sourced European wool. Emphasizing the utilization of microbial dyes and the creation of modular, gender-neutral clothing, the project revolutionizes the fashion landscape. Extensive research forms the backbone of this endeavor, encompassing exploration into wool markets, origins, contemporary design roles, sustainability practices, and animal welfare considerations.
The Milan Design Week Exhibition, presented by Pinkponilo and Vienna Textile Lab, highlighted a collaborative endeavor known as the Biowoolness project. The fashion design and biotech teams possess extensive knowledge of regional natural materials and their potential for coloring applications.
Central to the project's ethos is the study of natural wool colors, their inherent benefits for skin health, and a steadfast commitment to upholding animal rights throughout production.
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​Our first international exhibition together was fortunately held at Milan Design Week. We showcased our work alongside 68 other creators and teams at one of the venues in the Isola Design District, focusing on innovation and sustainability. We were delighted to interact and exchange business cards with Italian and many European designers across countless venues, studios, and programs. The project does not stop here; we are now open to collaborative partnerships and aim to introduce other young designers to the possibilities of microbial dyeing and the use of organic, regional textiles. We plan to bring the intersection of circular fashion principles and natural colors to further exhibitions and eagerly anticipate future opportunities to showcase our work.
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Can sheep and bacteria be friends?
This may sound strange initially, but explained further, it's a well-functioning relationship.
WHY is that?
The Biowoolness project aims to create a garment prototype that supports circular economy, through circular design that enables an increase in its life and length use. Pinkponilo Studio and Vienna Textile Lab as a team worked together for more than a year to create beautiful, natural-based color and fashion solutions for the future.
WHAT are we using?
The project focuses on the application of novel microbial dyes on responsibly sourced wool and the creation of a modular and adaptable garment design, which is gender-neutral to increase its usability throughout its life.​
And the last question is HOW?
We have researched wool markets, the origins of wool use, and the role of wool in contemporary design, including sustainability factors and mass industry issues. We looked at different natural colors of wool from white to black and studied its health benefits for the skin. Animal rights are important to us, so we did extensive research. Another wing of our research was on color psychology, trends, and gender-neutral clothing to understand emotional effects and choose soft, soothing colors and fabrics for well-being.
We tackle the further Sustainable Development Goals with our project: 5 - gender equality, 9 - industry, innovation and infrastructure, 12 - responsible consumption and production, 14 - life below water.
#biobaseddyes #genderneutrality #ProudWORTHWinner #WorthProjectWinner #WorthPartnershipProject #bioeconomy #circularity #circular economy #circularfashion #collaboration #biodiversity #microbialdyes #naturalmaterial #sustainablecolors #europeanwool #sdgs #pinkponilo #viennatextilelab
The program on the Worth project website:
https://worth-partnership.ec.europa.eu/events/worthexhibition-milan-design-week-2024-2024-04-16_en
@worth_project @europeancommission
Contact | hello@pinkponilo.com |hello@viennatextilelab.at | info@mixony.com
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Our local partner for the digital garment is Mixony. Feel free to contact us if you would like to do a project like that.
The awarded application for the second round of WORTH Partnership Project II.
The final results were confirmed and approved by the Contracting Authority EISMEA in consultation with the Directorate-General GROW, both agencies of the European Commission.
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