August 10, 2022
Miriam Petzold
This start-up makes textiles from human hair
The start-up Human Material Loop has developed a process with which yarn can be made from human hair. With recyclable, almost climate-neutral textiles, it wants to get the fashion industry to rethink.
Read the full article in Enorm Magazine
July 1, 2022
Govrien Oldenburger
Human hair in the textile industry
We often put a lot of care in our hair, but when it's cut we just throw it away. A real shame, thinks designer Zsofia Kollar. With her 100% Dutch blond knitted sweater she wants to show that you can change the textile industry with human hair.
Read the full article on Wereldmuseum's site
Human Material Loop is one of the three nominees for the Dutch Design Awards 2022
Dutch Design Awards (DDA) has been leading for years in the interpretation of excellent Dutch design. DDA does not only look ahead, but also back: to our design traditions and the major impact that the Dutch design mentality has in the world.
Read about the nomination on the page of Dutch Design Awards
June 28, 2022
Martina Tondo
What if we could introduce human waste as a material in the production chain?
Human Material Loop is a project researching ways to integrate waste human hair as a sustainable material for the industry into a zero-waste recycling system
Read the full article on Lampoon
May 26, 2022
Polly Leonard
HAIR STORIES: ZSÓFIA KOLLÁR
Zsófia Kollár, a Hungarian designer based in Amsterdam, is founder of Human Material Loop, which proposes that human hair can be recycled and integrated into textiles, thus reducing the environmental impact of the world’s second largest polluter (after oil): the fashion industry.
Read the full story on Selvedge
April 22, 2022
Hanako Hirata
Making knitwear from hair: Human Material Loop
Human Material Loop is an Amsterdam startup founded in 2021 with the mission of "revolutionizing the textile industry."
Read the full article on Fashion Tech News
April 08, 2022
Noemi Viski
The designer who made clothes from human hair and wrote a book about our most popular objects
Hype&Hyper is a design and lifestyle magazine covering innovation, urban life and creative ecosystems across Central and Eastern Europe.
Read the full article on Hype&Hyper
April 07, 2022
Rachel Douglass
The possibilities of human waste in textile production
In the pursuit of discovering more sustainable alternatives for textile production, innovators have stumbled upon many creative ways to tackle the issue - some of which are somewhat surprising.
Read the full article on Fashion United
Province helps another 25 entrepreneurs with their sustainable innovation
Today, 25 entrepreneurs from North Holland have been selected to work in an intensive program of the province, GO!-NH, on the accelerated marketing or further growth of their sustainable innovation or company.
Read the full article on Province Noord-Holland
Human Material Loop was founded in 2021 to explore the possibilities of human hair waste as a material and its integration into the textile industry.
The Future Materials Bank is a crowd-sourced archive of materials that support and promote the transition towards a more sustainable artistic practice. By collecting information and samples from makers around the world, the databank aims to democratize and produce new knowledge about these future-proof materials. Through our workshops, seminars, and collaborations, we attempt to (re)define what is and what constitutes a sustainable material.
Read the full archive on Future Materials Bank
March 02, 2022
黃妮達 Juanita
After taking a shower, I picked up the hair wrapped around the drain hole and threw it into the trash can; after blowing my hair, several strands fell on the ground; after the hair stylist cut the hair, the hair that fell on the floor was quickly swept away Into the dustpan, pour out.
Zsofia Kollar, a designer based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is also the founder of Human Material Loop, who proposes to use "human hair" as an innovative raw material for textiles.
Read the full article on JS Heartland
February 28, 2022
Kimika Tonuma
Philosophy of Zsofia, a designer who makes clothes with hair
Going back in human history, we can see that the "hair" of various animals has been used in our lives. Feather duvet, wool sweater, horsehair brush. But what about human hair?
Read the full article on Ideas for Good
March 3, 2022
Riccardo Pallotta
Here's how fashion 2022 is becoming sustainable
More generally, most brands are committed to using recycled or organic materials. But the impact on fossil fuels remains substantial and is indeed expected to grow over the next two decades. Unless the main material of fashion 2022 becomes hair: as proposed by designer Zsofia Kollar with Human Material Loop.
Read the full article on Buone Notizie
February 24, 2022
Riccardo Pallotta
The evolution of fashion and its environmental impact to save the planet
The evolution of fashion and the sectors related to it will be decisive in contributing to the rescue of our planet.
Read the full article on Buone Notizie
February 8, 2022
Serena Gasparoni
Would you wear a sweater made of hair? A designer explains the benefits to the environment
Every year in Europe alone, hair weighing about 72 million kg is cut, almost like 7 Eiffel Towers, which almost all end up in the undifferentiated sector. So Zsofia Kollar, 30, founded the Human Material Loop brand for the creation of fabrics with recycled organic fiber
Read the full article on La Repubblica
February 3, 2022
These are Amsterdam’s powerhouse female entrepreneurs to watch in 2022
Silicon Canals is the leading European technology news source. We cover news, knowledge, and insights from the technology and startup ecosystem.
Read the full article on Silicone Canals
February 1, 2022
by IFAI
Clothing made from human hair
Specialty Fabrics Review, Industrial Fabrics Association International's flagship magazine, is the definitive voice of the industry. In print since 1915, it is one of the longest-running magazines in the United States.
Read the full article on Specialty Fabrics Review
February 2, 2022
Lifestyle Desk
Dutch designer turns human hair into fabric, introduces new possibility for sustainable fabrics
Amsterdam-based designer Zsofia Kollar creates different kinds of textured and patterned fabrics using human hair, something that is mindlessly thrown away
Read the full article on The Indian Express
Sarah Tekath
January 31, 2022
AmsterDames: Inspiring Women in the Netherlands ... An English Feminist Podcast in Amsterdam
#32: A Sweater Made Out Of Human Hair ??? - Zsofia Kollar
Listen to the full podcast on Spotify
Naseema Khan
January 8, 2022
POOLit Pod - Episode 7 - Zsofia Kollar
A platform for individuals who are selflessly contributing to the environment.
Watch the full episode on POOLit Pod
Teo Sandigliano
January 5, 2022
HUMAN MATERIAL LOOP, human hair as a material
Looking at human hair as a material can be puzzling, but overcoming this taboo offers many advantages.
Read the full article on WeWux
Erika Menvrillo
December 23, 2021
Clothes made with waste hair, this Dutch designer's textile revolution for sustainable fashion
In Europe, 72 million kilos of hair are thrown away every year. For Dutch designer and researcher Zsofia Kollar, this is a real waste. In fact, in his Human Material Loop project, waste hair is a precious resource to be transformed into high-quality fabrics.
Read the full article on Green Me Italy
Ebony Lauren Nash
December 13, 2021
3 European Eco-Brands Breathe Sustainability into Fashion
Before the turn of the 21st century, the term “fast fashion” was largely unheard of. It was Spanish high street retailer Zara who became renowned for slashing heady production times from months to mere weeks back in the early 00s
Read the full article on Rethink Retail
What if human hair was the next tissue? This designer believes so
The transition towards zero waste is a reality that we must all strive for, in order to ensure a greener future for all. In addition to the most common solutions that we can adopt in our daily lives, there are also disruptive ideas that are starting to appear on the market.
Read the full article on Greensavers
Brigitta Barnóczki
December 7, 2021
A Hungarian designer living in Amsterdam makes clothes out of human hair
Zsófia Kollár, who lives in Amsterdam, is entering the fight for sustainable fashion with an unusual raw material, so she wants to put the clothing industry on top of its head
Read the full article on Telex
Will you wear clothes made out of human hair?
Amsterdam-based designer Zsofia Kollar's 'Human Material Loop' is flipping the textile industry on its head by making clothes out of human hair!
Read the full article on asianet newsable
The salvation of the planet was seen in human hair
Amsterdam-based designer Zsofia Kollar saw the salvation of the planet in human hair. Making clothes from loose or cut strands will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the production and transportation of goods, as well as reduce the amount of garbage from the fashion industry.
Read the full article on lentra.ru
Sarah Tekath
December 4, 2021
This designer is giving human hair a second life - but not as wigs
“So I am trying to help people become more open-minded to different materials again and hopefully in the future, wearing a jumper made of human hair will be normal.”
Read the full article on euronews.green
FEM-START Up
November 26, 2021
Human Material Loop nomination at FEM-START Up Award 2021
Annual Award for female entrepreneurs with promising startups, the opportunity to pitch their company in front of a jury of experts, investors, advisors, and members of the press.
Kelly van Gemert
November 15, 2021
Knitting sweaters from human hair
Human Material Loop shows that the answer to problems is often closer than you think and wants to launch a true textile revolution with their concept to show that people are not above, but equal to the ecosystem.
Read the full article on Next Nature Network
Frans van der Beek
November 17, 2021
Human Hair Sweater
With her project Human Material Loop she shows that human hair is a valuable raw material that can be used for, for example, wall hangings or sweaters.
Read full article on De Krant van de Aarde, de krant van groen Nederland
Alexis Kelly & Sara McCloskey
November 8, 2021
Human hair wear?
With special guest, Zsofia Kollar, founder of Human Material Loop, wait for it – an organization showing how waste human hair can be a sustainable textile of the future. Collabs with local hairdressers and textile users are welcome.
Listen to the interview on Broadcast Amsterdam - Dam Daily radio show
Sigrid Lussenburg
November 4, 2021
A sweater made out of human hair
As a material, human hair is abundantly present and locally produced. It is also a non-toxic, non-irritant, and anti-allergenic material. It has a strength-to-weight ratio comparable to steel, being able to stretch up to one and a half its original length before breaking.
Read the full article on Material District
Beau Tulp
October 15, 2021
Products of human hair
Introduces a new material and not just any material, but human hair material! Sustainable textile and more.
Read the full post on Club Next
Guest Curator |
Elisabetta Pisu
Clara Muller
Living with scents - Scented brass objects
A Scented Art of Living. A New Sense of Presence and Pleasure
Odors are perceived with every breath we take and immediately interpreted by the most ancestral parts of our brain. In recent years, researchers and practitioners, from the neurosciences to the humanities, have strived to gain a better understanding of the sense of smell, which deeply, yet often unknowingly, shapes the way we live: our eating habits, our social interactions, our emotions, memories, and even our well-being and safety.
February 11–June 5, 2022, at Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco
Read more information at the Museum of Craft and Design
Romy de Weert
October 6, 2021
A sweater made of human hair: is this a sustainable solution for the clothing industry?
In Europe, 72 million kilograms of human hair waste is thrown away every year. On average, hairdressers produce at least ten large bags of hair as waste every week. This ends up in landfills or incinerators. A huge shame thinks Kollar because she thinks we can use it so well. “My goal is to turn this waste into tapestries, woven stories about what we humans contribute to our planet, show the power of our diversity by using human hair as a material.”
Read the full article on Change Inc.
TEDxAmsterdamWomen -Talent Night 2021 Finalist
For the fourth year in a row, TEDxAmsterdamWomen hosted Talent Night, where they opened their stage to new, undiscovered “ideas worth spreading.” This year they focused the Talent Night event on boosting the participation of younger applicants. The idea was to give particularly young talent the opportunity to share their unstoppable ideas; ideas that make the world more inclusive, to drive meaningful change, and inspire others to act with them.
Read more information at TEDxAmsterdamWomen
Rossana Orlandi - Guiltless Plastic Award 2021 - Responsible Innovation Projects - Finalist
Rossana Orlandi is launching the third edition of the Ro Plastic Prize to challenge and inspire the design community to think differently about how objects are made. The best projects will be presented as Finalists during the Milano Design Week 2021.
Read more about the Guiltless Plastic Award at Rossana Orlandi
What design can do - No Waste Challenge - Finalist
Initiated in collaboration with the IKEA Foundation, the No Waste Challenge called upon all creatives, hackers, and dreamers to submit bold solutions to reduce waste and rethink our entire production and consumption cycle.
Read more about No Waste Challenge at What design can do
This start-up makes textiles from human hair
The start-up Human Material Loop has developed a process with which yarn can be made from human hair. With recyclable, almost climate-neutral textiles, it wants to get the fashion industry to rethink.
Read the full article in Enorm Magazine
Human hair in the textile industry
We often put a lot of care in our hair, but when it's cut we just throw it away. A real shame, thinks designer Zsofia Kollar. With her 100% Dutch blond knitted sweater she wants to show that you can change the textile industry with human hair.
Read the full article on Wereldmuseum's site
Human Material Loop is one of the three nominees for the Dutch Design Awards 2022
Dutch Design Awards (DDA) has been leading for years in the interpretation of excellent Dutch design. DDA does not only look ahead, but also back: to our design traditions and the major impact that the Dutch design mentality has in the world.
Read about the nomination on the page of Dutch Design Awards
What if we could introduce human waste as a material in the production chain?
Human Material Loop is a project researching ways to integrate waste human hair as a sustainable material for the industry into a zero-waste recycling system
Read the full article on Lampoon
HAIR STORIES: ZSÓFIA KOLLÁR
Zsófia Kollár, a Hungarian designer based in Amsterdam, is founder of Human Material Loop, which proposes that human hair can be recycled and integrated into textiles, thus reducing the environmental impact of the world’s second largest polluter (after oil): the fashion industry.
Read the full story on Selvedge
Making knitwear from hair: Human Material Loop
Human Material Loop is an Amsterdam startup founded in 2021 with the mission of "revolutionizing the textile industry."
Read the full article on Fashion Tech News
The designer who made clothes from human hair and wrote a book about our most popular objects
Hype&Hyper is a design and lifestyle magazine covering innovation, urban life and creative ecosystems across Central and Eastern Europe.
Read the full article on Hype&Hyper
The possibilities of human waste in textile production
In the pursuit of discovering more sustainable alternatives for textile production, innovators have stumbled upon many creative ways to tackle the issue - some of which are somewhat surprising.
Read the full article on Fashion United
Province helps another 25 entrepreneurs with their sustainable innovation
Today, 25 entrepreneurs from North Holland have been selected to work in an intensive program of the province, GO!-NH, on the accelerated marketing or further growth of their sustainable innovation or company.
Read the full article on Province Noord-Holland
Human Material Loop was founded in 2021 to explore the possibilities of human hair waste as a material and its integration into the textile industry.
The Future Materials Bank is a crowd-sourced archive of materials that support and promote the transition towards a more sustainable artistic practice. By collecting information and samples from makers around the world, the databank aims to democratize and produce new knowledge about these future-proof materials. Through our workshops, seminars, and collaborations, we attempt to (re)define what is and what constitutes a sustainable material.
Read the full archive on Future Materials Bank
After taking a shower, I picked up the hair wrapped around the drain hole and threw it into the trash can; after blowing my hair, several strands fell on the ground; after the hair stylist cut the hair, the hair that fell on the floor was quickly swept away Into the dustpan, pour out.
Zsofia Kollar, a designer based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is also the founder of Human Material Loop, who proposes to use "human hair" as an innovative raw material for textiles.
Read the full article on JS Heartland
Here's how fashion 2022 is becoming sustainable
More generally, most brands are committed to using recycled or organic materials. But the impact on fossil fuels remains substantial and is indeed expected to grow over the next two decades. Unless the main material of fashion 2022 becomes hair: as proposed by designer Zsofia Kollar with Human Material Loop.
Read the full article on Buone Notizie
Philosophy of Zsofia, a designer who makes clothes with hair
Going back in human history, we can see that the "hair" of various animals has been used in our lives. Feather duvet, wool sweater, horsehair brush. But what about human hair?
Read the full article on Ideas for Good
The evolution of fashion and its environmental impact to save the planet
The evolution of fashion and the sectors related to it will be decisive in contributing to the rescue of our planet.
Read the full article on Buone Notizie
Would you wear a sweater made of hair? A designer explains the benefits to the environment
Every year in Europe alone, hair weighing about 72 million kg is cut, almost like 7 Eiffel Towers, which almost all end up in the undifferentiated sector. So Zsofia Kollar, 30, founded the Human Material Loop brand for the creation of fabrics with recycled organic fiber
Read the full article on La Repubblica
These are Amsterdam’s powerhouse female entrepreneurs to watch in 2022
Silicon Canals is the leading European technology news source. We cover news, knowledge, and insights from the technology and startup ecosystem.
Read the full article on Silicone Canals
Clothing made from human hair
Specialty Fabrics Review, Industrial Fabrics Association International's flagship magazine, is the definitive voice of the industry. In print since 1915, it is one of the longest-running magazines in the United States.
Read the full article on Specialty Fabrics Review
Dutch designer turns human hair into fabric, introduces new possibility for sustainable fabrics
Amsterdam-based designer Zsofia Kollar creates different kinds of textured and patterned fabrics using human hair, something that is mindlessly thrown away
Read the full article on The Indian Express
AmsterDames: Inspiring Women in the Netherlands ... An English Feminist Podcast in Amsterdam
#32: A Sweater Made Out Of Human Hair ??? - Zsofia Kollar
Listen to the full podcast on Spotify
POOLit Pod - Episode 7 - Zsofia Kollar
A platform for individuals who are selflessly contributing to the environment.
Watch the full episode on POOLit Pod
HUMAN MATERIAL LOOP, human hair as a material
Looking at human hair as a material can be puzzling, but overcoming this taboo offers many advantages.
Read the full article on WeWux
Clothes made with waste hair, this Dutch designer's textile revolution for sustainable fashion
In Europe, 72 million kilos of hair are thrown away every year. For Dutch designer and researcher Zsofia Kollar, this is a real waste. In fact, in his Human Material Loop project, waste hair is a precious resource to be transformed into high-quality fabrics.
Read the full article on Green Me Italy
3 European Eco-Brands Breathe Sustainability into Fashion
Before the turn of the 21st century, the term “fast fashion” was largely unheard of. It was Spanish high street retailer Zara who became renowned for slashing heady production times from months to mere weeks back in the early 00s
Read the full article on Rethink Retail
What if human hair was the next tissue? This designer believes so
The transition towards zero waste is a reality that we must all strive for, in order to ensure a greener future for all. In addition to the most common solutions that we can adopt in our daily lives, there are also disruptive ideas that are starting to appear on the market.
Read the full article on Greensavers
A Hungarian designer living in Amsterdam makes clothes out of human hair
Zsófia Kollár, who lives in Amsterdam, is entering the fight for sustainable fashion with an unusual raw material, so she wants to put the clothing industry on top of its head
Read the full article on Telex
Will you wear clothes made out of human hair?
Amsterdam-based designer Zsofia Kollar's 'Human Material Loop' is flipping the textile industry on its head by making clothes out of human hair!
Read the full article on asianet newsable
The salvation of the planet was seen in human hair
Amsterdam-based designer Zsofia Kollar saw the salvation of the planet in human hair. Making clothes from loose or cut strands will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the production and transportation of goods, as well as reduce the amount of garbage from the fashion industry.
Read the full article on lentra.ru
This designer is giving human hair a second life - but not as wigs
“So I am trying to help people become more open-minded to different materials again and hopefully in the future, wearing a jumper made of human hair will be normal.”
Read the full article on euronews.green
Human Material Loop nomination at FEM-START Up Award 2021
Annual Award for female entrepreneurs with promising startups, the opportunity to pitch their company in front of a jury of experts, investors, advisors, and members of the press.
Knitting sweaters from human hair
Human Material Loop shows that the answer to problems is often closer than you think and wants to launch a true textile revolution with their concept to show that people are not above, but equal to the ecosystem.
Read the full article on Next Nature Network
Human Hair Sweater
With her project Human Material Loop she shows that human hair is a valuable raw material that can be used for, for example, wall hangings or sweaters.
Read full article on De Krant van de Aarde, de krant van groen Nederland
Human hair wear?
With special guest, Zsofia Kollar, founder of Human Material Loop, wait for it – an organization showing how waste human hair can be a sustainable textile of the future. Collabs with local hairdressers and textile users are welcome.
Listen to the interview on Broadcast Amsterdam - Dam Daily radio show
A sweater made out of human hair
As a material, human hair is abundantly present and locally produced. It is also a non-toxic, non-irritant, and anti-allergenic material. It has a strength-to-weight ratio comparable to steel, being able to stretch up to one and a half its original length before breaking.
Read the full article on Material District
Products of human hair
Introduces a new material and not just any material, but human hair material! Sustainable textile and more.
Read the full post on Club Next
Living with scents - Scented brass objects
A Scented Art of Living. A New Sense of Presence and Pleasure
Odors are perceived with every breath we take and immediately interpreted by the most ancestral parts of our brain. In recent years, researchers and practitioners, from the neurosciences to the humanities, have strived to gain a better understanding of the sense of smell, which deeply, yet often unknowingly, shapes the way we live: our eating habits, our social interactions, our emotions, memories, and even our well-being and safety.
February 11–June 5, 2022, at Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco
Read more information at the Museum of Craft and Design
A sweater made of human hair: is this a sustainable solution for the clothing industry?
In Europe, 72 million kilograms of human hair waste is thrown away every year. On average, hairdressers produce at least ten large bags of hair as waste every week. This ends up in landfills or incinerators. A huge shame thinks Kollar because she thinks we can use it so well. “My goal is to turn this waste into tapestries, woven stories about what we humans contribute to our planet, show the power of our diversity by using human hair as a material.”
Read the full article on Change Inc.
TEDxAmsterdamWomen -Talent Night 2021 Finalist
For the fourth year in a row, TEDxAmsterdamWomen hosted Talent Night, where they opened their stage to new, undiscovered “ideas worth spreading.” This year they focused the Talent Night event on boosting the participation of younger applicants. The idea was to give particularly young talent the opportunity to share their unstoppable ideas; ideas that make the world more inclusive, to drive meaningful change, and inspire others to act with them.
Read more information at TEDxAmsterdamWomen
Rossana Orlandi - Guiltless Plastic Award 2021 - Responsible Innovation Projects - Finalist
Rossana Orlandi is launching the third edition of the Ro Plastic Prize to challenge and inspire the design community to think differently about how objects are made. The best projects will be presented as Finalists during the Milano Design Week 2021.
Read more about the Guiltless Plastic Award at Rossana Orlandi
What design can do - No Waste Challenge - Finalist
Initiated in collaboration with the IKEA Foundation, the No Waste Challenge called upon all creatives, hackers, and dreamers to submit bold solutions to reduce waste and rethink our entire production and consumption cycle.
Read more about No Waste Challenge at What design can do
Human Material Loop
We are not a tech company, but we use human tech.
- because nothing is stronger than you
Human Hair Textile Developments
+ Hypoallergenic by nature
+ Strong as steel
+ Climate Positive
Questions? Mail Zsofia at zsofia@humanmaterialloop.com
© Human Material Loop 2022
Human Material Loop
We are not a tech company, but we use human tech.
- because nothing is stronger than you
Human Hair Textile Developments
+ Hypoallergenic by nature
+ Strong as steel
+ Climate Positive
Questions? Mail Zsofia at zsofia@humanmaterialloop.com
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© Human Material Loop 2022