Biocouture

Biocouture creates sheets of cellulose manufactured from fermented yeast and bacterial fungi using agricultural waste as feedstock. These sheets of cellulose can then be molded into biodegradable wearable fabric. Currently, Biocouture uses materials like green tea and apple cider vinegar as base materials for its process. The company remains in the research phase and has developed prototypes of jackets and shoes. The company hopes to take advantage of developments in biotechnology over the next few decades to bioengineer fabrics using its cellulose sheets as the base. Biocouture was founded by Suzanne Lee, a Senior Research Fellow at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.