The Future of Fashion – Made from Mushrooms | Dan Widmaier | TED

Your closet is likely full of all kinds of materials -- leather, cotton, nylon and polyester, to name a few -- that contribute to fashion's sustainability crisis. Biomaterials investigator Dan Widmaier explains how we could look to nature for sustainable replacements for these much-used materials and introduces a leather alternative made from mushrooms that looks great and doesn't harm the environment. "We can make fashion sustainable, and we're going to do it with science," Widmaier says.

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[pW]

this ted talk will go down as one of the most important in a few years. designers will eventually see the importance of such materials and see why this is the road the future of fashion will go towards. it's already happening. the future is already here. thank you for this TED TALK, the world needs to hear this

[rajatsahu]

Abstract: "Fashion is not about yourself look beautiful, its also about making this planet beautiful and livable for generations"

[mayarachel]

I swear I’m intrigued. I guess I’ve to change my idea about fashion now: not just to look amazing but to make nature too look amazing for us all to live in
Thanks ones more 🙏

[minahil]

Fashion is not just about making yourself beautiful but also about making this planet beautiful and liveable for generations

[groznyentertainment]

DAMM this is a good talk, this is what TED is all about

[natashakayla]

thankyou for bringing & reminding us more awareness to sustainble materials. because in this era, so many people still don't care about our earth

[willqin]

At first, I am thinking TED is on a downtrend with fashion and sponsored products.
After watching it, it really surprised me that this kind of material is real.

[danusetian]

Now I'm thinking to get a Ph.D. in material science!

[Maria-EU]

Thank you for bringing more awareness to sustainable materials. Still to this day, many fashion houses still are not moving away from animal-based and petroleum-based materials due to costs in production and marketing, and this must change. LVMH even has their own production for exotic leathers.

Wearing dead animals is not fashionable, it is disgusting exploitation of animals and horrible for the environment. And you are not doing anyone a favor when you purchase faux leather products which are devastating for the environment. Plant-based leather is the only way to go, and I truly hope that consumers will realize it sooner and not later.

[GauravKumar]

Thank you Dan for presenting this innovation. I wish I could help you.

[madararam]

Amazing journey of fashion design ergonomics!

[florecitanaomii]

The idea is amazing and hope it'll grow all over the world in the future

[abhayanand]

What a wonderful idea! I wanna have something like this in my home.

[philhipp]

Great idea! Absolutely love it!
Please make it affordable for everone, not expensive af. Thx, the world.

[ALEJANDRO--]

There are a brilliant ideas in front of us, only artist transform them to something wonderful with science's hand 👌

[philurbaniak]

Awesome material and awesome attitude developing hand in hand! 👍👍
Could be a good resource for Space Colonists? Ship it as "seeds" and grow as much as you like?

[shoshannafachima]

Bravo! This is exactly what is urgently needed, biomimicry, in fasion and all aspects

[veganchaatparty]

Ultra Super Epic!!! Super thanks for sharing!!

[angelicakno]

I'm speechless, it's just amazing 👏

[강연경-he]

I was deeply impressed by the scientific approach to addressing current environmental issues. Clothing is essential in daily life, making it challenging to restrict consumption. After watching this lecture, I could contemplate healthier and more environmentally friendly clothing consumption. Through this lecture, many designers, scientists, and others have taken the first step towards addressing the problems they will need to solve in the future.