TEDxLondonBusinessSchool - Suzanne Lee - BioCouture
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BioCouture is a research project harnessing nature to propose a radical future fashion vision. We are investigating the use of microbial-cellulose, grown in a laboratory, to produce clothing. Our ultimate goal is to literally grow a dress in a vat of liquid... Suzanne Lee is Director of the project and a Senior Research Fellow at Central Saint ... Read more
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- -: TEDxLondonBusinessSchool - Suzanne Lee - BioCouture
February 16, 2012 (about 12 years ago)BioCouture is a research project harnessing nature to propose a radical future fashion vision. We are investigating the use of microbial-cellulose, grown in a laboratory, to produce clothing. Our ultimate goal is to literally grow a dress in a vat of liquid... Suzanne Lee is Director of the proj...
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- -: Michelle Obama: Practical Fashion Icon?
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