{"id":2214,"date":"2025-11-03T15:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dofiodaseda.com\/?p=2214"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:19:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:19:41","slug":"da-tesoura-a-passarela-startup-transforma-cabelo-humano-em-moda-sustentavel-e-inovadora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dofiodaseda.com\/en\/da-tesoura-a-passarela-startup-transforma-cabelo-humano-em-moda-sustentavel-e-inovadora\/","title":{"rendered":"From Scissors to the Runway: Startup Transforms Human Hair into Sustainable and Innovative Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"

We live in an era of intense consumption and fast production \u2014 and this pace leaves its mark: waste. Every day, tons of resources are discarded, from food to industrial raw materials, creating an ever-growing environmental impact. Rethinking our consumption habits and production processes is not just necessary \u2014 it\u2019s urgent \u2014 if we want to turn waste into opportunity and build a more sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by the need to repurpose waste, Dutch designer Zsofia Kollar developed an unusual fabric: made from human hair. It may sound strange at first, but this innovative idea follows the same logic that the fashion industry already applies to animal fibers. If we use garments made from animal hair, why not take advantage of human hair?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The startup, called Human Material Loop, was selected from over 4,000 entries for the Dezeen Awards 2023 in the \u201cSustainability\u201d category. The Dezeen Awards is an international prize that recognizes outstanding projects and professionals in architecture, interior design, and product design, highlighting innovation, creativity, and global impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fabric threads made from human hair \u2014 Photo: Courtesy of Amfo Kwadwo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To create her pieces, the designer visited hair salons and collected cut hair. The strands have an impressive strength-to-weight ratio, comparable to steel, making them a promising material for clothing. In addition, they are 100% biodegradable, 100% recyclable, and free from microplastics. The production process is similar to that of other fibers \u2014 the hair is spun, turned into a continuous thread, and dyed with natural pigments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prototypes of fabrics developed by the startup (Photo: courtesy of Human Material Loop)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The startup has already produced prototypes of sweaters, jackets, and blazers and is conducting tests to use hair fibers as thermal insulation in coats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amid discarded textiles, unworn garments, and intensive industrial processes, tons of materials are wasted every year. Rethinking this scenario goes beyond a trend \u2014 it is an urgent necessity that demands creativity and solutions capable of transforming waste into new resources, proving that style and sustainability can indeed go hand in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources: CNN, Um S\u00f3 Planeta, Repubblica.it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vivemos na era do consumo intenso e da produ\u00e7\u00e3o acelerada, e esse ritmo deixa sua marca: o desperd\u00edcio. Todos os dias, toneladas de recursos s\u00e3o descartadas, desde alimentos at\u00e9 mat\u00e9rias-primas industriais, criando um impacto ambiental crescente. Repensar nossos h\u00e1bitos de consumo e os processos produtivos n\u00e3o \u00e9 apenas necess\u00e1rio, \u00e9 urgente, se quisermos transformar res\u00edduos […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,1],"tags":[],"categorias-casulo":[],"class_list":["post-2214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fio-de-noticias","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dofiodaseda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dofiodaseda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dofiodaseda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dofiodaseda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dofiodaseda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dofiodaseda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dofiodaseda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dofiodaseda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dofiodaseda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dofiodaseda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2214"},{"taxonomy":"categorias-casulo","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dofiodaseda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorias-casulo?post=2214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}