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Werewool exhibition at FIT with people gathered together

Purpose/Impact

Over the past few years, there has been a great deal of innovation in the world of biomaterials. For example, the industry is exploring new feedstock for textiles that is abundant and renewable, such as mycelium and kelp. The Werewool team is trying something new: creating a new class of fibers by bonding genetically altered proteins, using the transglutaminase enzyme. This has the potential to create endless possibilities in protein fiber variation.

Outcomes/Accomplishments

Werewool represented FIT at the international Biodesign Challenge Summit at the Museum of Modern Art on June 21 and 22, 2018, and exhibited at the “Nature/Post-Nature” Biodesign Challenge Gallery show at Parsons on the evening of June 21.
Werewool graphic on screen at event with three speakers on stage
Werewool product display on table

Status Update

The team is working on altering the performance and aesthetic properties of Werewool to mimic the desirable characteristics of wool through the manipulation of the protein’s amino acid sequence. This entire process of fiber production will eliminate some of the most polluting and ethically unsound methods in the textile industry. If the team achieves this goal, they will create an accessible platform in which students and designers can collaborate on developing variations on the fiber.

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