2018

BEA BRÜCKER & HILKE SCHOLZ: GROW YOUR OWN CLOTHES

Bea Brücker and Hilke Scholz talk about their experiences with breeding and processing kombucha leather. Inspired by human skin, textile designer Hilke Scholz has incorporated nature as an actor in the design process. For her collection, which speculates on a resource-scarce future, fashion designer Bea Brücker has discovered Kombucha leather as a renewable textile alternative with a high level of environmental compatibility. On the basis of its diverse applicability, a discussion space opens up as to what extent kombucha represents a future-relevant, environmentally friendly textile alternative.