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Human hair clothes against pollution textile industry
Can we use our own hair to make clothes, for example? If it's up to Hungarian Zsofia Kollar, it's the future of the textile industry. In the lab at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen, she is researching how to treat hair and process it into products.
Zsofia Kollar has developed a way to use the waste keratin protein fiber from human hair and develop textiles with zero negative impact on the environment.
Each year, millions of kilograms of human hair waste end up in landfills or incinerators. But according to a 31-year-old designer based in the Netherlands, that hair could be used to help the fashion industry become more sustainable.
Listen to the podcast on BBC News
June 21, 2023
Mariana Meggiolaro
ATH Down to the Root: Would You Wear a Sweater Made of Human Hair?
The Human Material Loop company proposes a revolution in the textile industry, using human hair waste collected from beauty salons.
Read the full article on All things Hair
June 8, 2023
Juanjo Villalba
What if the solution of the global textile industry was in human hair?
We speak with Zsofia Kollar, Founder and Director of Human Material Loop, a materials science company focused on using human hair for the textile industry.
Read the full article on Yorokobu
May 23, 2023
Aafke Eppinga
This start-up makes textile from human hair. ‘Why should we make animals suffer when we throw away 150 million pounds of hair every year?’
A coat made from human hair. Probably your first reaction is somewhere between "weird" and "gross. After reading the story about Human Material Loop, that might change.
Read the full article on Innovation Origins
May 2, 2023
Matthias Lauerer
Hair-raising - how a start-up with human hair wants to revolutionize the clothing industry
The start-up "Human Material Loop" has developed a technology that can be used to make yarn and clothing from human hair. The trial phase is currently underway, and the Dutch company's first collection is due to appear at the end of the year.
Read the full article at Stern
April 5, 2023
Beatrice Berti
Dressing in hair? With this startup, you can!
It may seem absurd, but it's no joke: from 2023 people will be able to wear human hair clothes! This is definitely an out-of-the-ordinary idea, which makes it, in my opinion, extremely interesting.
Read the full article at Il Vestido Verde
February 9, 2023
Emma Sheppard
Circular economy class of 2023: meet the fresh crop of waste-busting startups
Public voting has opened for the 2023 Green Alley Award, which recognizes pioneering circular startups in Europe.
February 10, 2023
Monica Sozzi
Sustainable fashion, the innovative fabric made from human hair
The startup Human Material Loop tests a new experimental textile fiber made from human hair in one of the most extreme environments on our planet.
Summit in Aconcagua with clothing stuffed with human hair
The Italian Leonardo Avezzano faced the complex and icy Aconcagua with a jacket and pants stuffed with human hair. The prototype made in Holland more than resisted -30 °. They want to share the technology with established brands.
January 30, 2023
Sara Friedman
Who needs cashmere when you could wrap yourself in a cozy, comfy sweater made from… human hair? It’s a jump scare, but it might also be the key to a future of sustainable textiles.
January 23, 2023
Ayelén Inigo
The Dutch company Human Material Loop will test a fabric made of human hair in Argentina
The Dutch company Human Material Loop, dedicated to textile innovation, developed a technology to create a fabric made from the use of human hair, which it will test in a project in Argentina.
Read the full article on Fashion Network
A photographer from Foggiano on the highest mountain in America to save the planet
The photographer-explorer's new "humanitarian" climb: face the cold with a parka padded with human hair waste
January 27, 2023
Geronimo Sosa
The particular clothing used by a foreigner who climbed Aconcagua
Leonardo Antonio Avezzano managed to climb the highest mountain in America using a new garment.
January 27, 2023
Avezzano, from Puglia to the highest mountain in America to save the planet
On the extreme relief of the Andes, the highest outside the Asian continent and second in prominence after Everest, Avezzano has arrived by hitting his new lens «that looks at the planet»: for the Dutch company of which he is co- founder Human Material Loop, tested a parka prototype padded with material generated from human hair scraps.
La empresa que crea ropa con cabello humano y hace una prueba piloto en Argentina
La empresa holandesa Human Material Loop, dedicada a la innovación textil, busca responder esa pregunta. Y para eso ha desarrollado una tecnología para utilizar los residuos de fibra de proteína de queratina y desarrollar productos de alto rendimiento para la industria textil con un impacto negativo nulo en el medio ambiente. Y la prueba piloto de este proyecto es nada menos que en Argentina.
January 20, 2023
Verónica González
Argentina: La empresa que crea ropa con cabello humano con prueba piloto
De acuerdo al portal de noticias Periodismo, Sólo en Europa, 72 millones de kilos de residuos de cabello humano acaban en basureros o incineradoras, mientras que el cabello humano es la misma fibra de proteína de queratina que la lana. ¿Podría aprovecharse ese cabello para algo más útil?
Prueban en el Aconcagua las propiedades térmicas de un aislante hecho de cabellos
La empresa Human Material Loop desarrolló un prototipo de chaqueta y pantalón con propiedades térmicas. La prenda está rellena con un aislante elaborado con cabello humano y la probarán en el frío clima del Aconcagua. Este cerro se encuentra en Mendoza, Argentina y mide 6.961 metros.
Human hair fabrics scale Mount Aconcagua
Textiles developer Human Material Loop, founded in Amsterdam by designer Zsofia Kollar in early 2021, has revealed that entrepreneur and outdoor enthusiast Leonardo Antonio Avezzano travelled to the Argentinian Andes on January 8, to test how its plastic-free gear performs on Mount Aconcagua.
Human Material Loop: Startup uses human hair for textile applications
Utilizing human hair waste from hair salons as a raw material, the Dutch start-up company Human Material Loop is working on three different technologies to make use of the main component human hair is made of – keratin
January 10, 2023
Human Material Loop buat jaket dan celana gunung dari rambut manusia
Salah satu pendiri perusahaan inovasi bahan Human Material Loop, Leonardo Antonio Avezzano, mengumumkan bahwa perusahaannya akan mencoba membuat pakaian yang memanfaatkan sisa serat protein keratin, yakni rambut manusia.
January 9, 2023
Laura McQuarrie
Human Material Loop Insulates Clothing with Waste Human Hair
Human Material Loop is a material innovation company that uses waste keratin protein fiber in the development of high-performance textiles and it will be embarking on a trip to try out a new clothing prototype.
January 13, 2023
Florencia Rodriguez Petersen
Es holandés y va a escalar el Aconcagua con ropa hecha de pelo humano
Leonardo Antonio Avezzano está en Confluencia. En los próximos días escalará el Aconcagua con una misión: probar si, efectivamente, funcionan como aislantes los textiles que desarrolla junto a Zsofia Kollar a base de pelo humano.
January 10, 2023
On climb in Argentina, Human Material Loop tests prototype parka filled with human hair
Human Material Loop, a textile innovation company, just announced that it's testing its first high-performance clothing made using human hair. Instead of wool, down or synthetics, the prototype parka and pants are filled with human hair for insulation.
January 9, 2023
Rachel Douglas
Human Material Loop founder to test hair textile prototype in Aconcagua climb
One of the founders of material innovation company Human Material Loop has announced they will be embarking on a trip to trial a clothing prototype utilising waste keratin protein fibre – human hair.
December 27, 2022
Vincent Jansen
A sweater or sneaker made of human hair? They are not averse to this at this company in Geleen
She takes a black blazer out of a purse. A discreet design, not very different from what you see in an average fast-fashion store. “Just feel it”, says the Hungarian Zsofia Kollar (31). It feels rough, solid. And almost seems synthetic. But there is nothing artificial about the jacket. It's made from our own cuts found on the floors of barbershops.
Read the full article on DE LIMBURGER
All I want for X-mas… A better world
Our hair is a valuable asset. But once cut, we just throw it away. Can that also be done differently? Yes, and how! Zsofia Kollar (31) turns it into textiles. She wants to change the textile industry and make the world a little better.
December 1, 2022
Emile Hollman
Making a difference with human hair
DECARBONIZING EUROPE - The start-up Human Material Loop on the Brightlands Campus in the Dutch town of Geleen wants to make shoes, clothing and bags from human hair.
Read the full article on Innovation Origins
Human hair sweater? If your first thought is “Ew”, read this
Think of your last visit to a hairdresser or a barber. Next to wishing that the shampooing would go much faster because your neck was hurting from the uncomfy sink or questioning your new haircut decision (the bangs will eventually grow out, don't worry!), have you ever looked at the hair waste around you and wondered, does it really have to end up in the trash?
Read the full article on SHOP LIKE YOU GIVE A DAMN
Innovative or questionable? Designer makes clothes from human hair
Always cheaper, always new clothes: fast fashion is an enormous burden on the environment. Zsofia Kollar wants to change that. She is the founder of Human Material Loop, a clothing company that uses a special material: human hair.
Watch the full report on ntv Nachrichten
November 3, 2022
Anna Neeltje de Boer
ZSOFIA KOLLAR MAKES CLOTHES FROM HUMAN HAIR: 'BARBERSHOP WASTE'
Zsofia Kollar does not opt for the usual raw materials, but uses human hair to make clothing, among other things. In this way she wants to combat climate change and make the world a little more beautiful.
Read the full article on Linda.nl
November 2, 2022
Govrien Oldenburg
Do-gooders: Zsofia makes clothes from human hair
With one crisis after another, we would almost forget that good things happen. In this section we talk about 'world improvers'. They try to make the world a little more beautiful, in their own way. Designer Zsofia Kollar (31) wants to change the textile industry… with human hair.
Read the full article on nu.nl
THE WORLD OF DUTCH DESIGN
Nadia Moussaid talks to well-known and lesser-known designers about the future of design. Biodesigner Bob Hendrikx talks about biotechnology: how can the living world be incorporated into our technology? There is finger food that is produced with human manure. The 'Shit Show' by designer Fides Lapidaire aims to close the food cycle. There is a sweater made of human hair, designed by Zsofia Kollar, and Nadia talks to Marleen van Bergeijk about 'chronic health'. Jury chairman of the Dutch Design Awards Kevin de Randamie tells what inspires him and what strikes him during Dutch Design Week 22.
#FoundersFridays: meet Zsofia Kollar
Founders Fridays is a StartupAmsterdam initiative showcasing local entrepreneurs who help strengthen our ecosystem.
Read the full interview on I amsterdam
September 9, 2022
Laura Pomer
Can you imagine wearing a human hair sweater? With this question, the head cinema should start.
Human Material Loop is regularly represented at trade fairs, and collaborations with brands continue. First commercial collections are planned for the end of 2022. The team is currently focusing on hair waste from hairdressing salons, but in the future they are aiming for a model that also works with hair donations.
Read the full article on Stylebook
Winner for Future Thinking by Distributed Design EU
The Future Thinking winner, designing for a better future, considering social and cultural challenges, Human Material Loop
Read more about Distributed Design EU
The start-up Human Material Loop has developed a process with which yarn can be made from human hair.
Earth Overshoot Day marks the day when humanity has used up all the natural resources the earth can provide in a year. In 2022 it fell on July 28th. We consume resources, but what do we give back in return?
Read the full article on Heute.at
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 23, 2022
Victoria Manganiello
There is a Renewable Resource on your Head
While contemporary designers like Zsofia Kollar are making products like sweaters and upholstery using human hair, there is a rich history of utilizing this material across time, space, and industry.
Read the full article on Woman Interwoven
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
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Human hair clothes against pollution textile industry
Can we use our own hair to make clothes, for example? If it's up to Hungarian Zsofia Kollar, it's the future of the textile industry. In the lab at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen, she is researching how to treat hair and process it into products.
Zsofia Kollar has developed a way to use the waste keratin protein fiber from human hair and develop textiles with zero negative impact on the environment.
Each year, millions of kilograms of human hair waste end up in landfills or incinerators. But according to a 31-year-old designer based in the Netherlands, that hair could be used to help the fashion industry become more sustainable.
ATH Down to the Root: Would You Wear a Sweater Made of Human Hair?
The Human Material Loop company proposes a revolution in the textile industry, using human hair waste collected from beauty salons.
What if the solution of the global textile industry was in human hair?
We speak with Zsofia Kollar, Founder and Director of Human Material Loop, a materials science company focused on using human hair for the textile industry.
Read the full article on Yorokobu
This start-up makes textile from human hair. ‘Why should we make animals suffer when we throw away 150 million pounds of hair every year?’
A coat made from human hair. Probably your first reaction is somewhere between "weird" and "gross. After reading the story about Human Material Loop, that might change.
Read the full article on Innovation Origins
Hair-raising - how a start-up with human hair wants to revolutionize the clothing industry
The start-up "Human Material Loop" has developed a technology that can be used to make yarn and clothing from human hair. The trial phase is currently underway, and the Dutch company's first collection is due to appear at the end of the year.
Read the full article at Stern
Dressing in hair? With this startup, you can!
It may seem absurd, but it's no joke: from 2023 people will be able to wear human hair clothes! This is definitely an out-of-the-ordinary idea, which makes it, in my opinion, extremely interesting.
Read the full article at Il Vestido Verde
Circular economy class of 2023: meet the fresh crop of waste-busting startups
Public voting has opened for the 2023 Green Alley Award, which recognizes pioneering circular startups in Europe.
Sustainable fashion, the innovative fabric made from human hair
The startup Human Material Loop tests a new experimental textile fiber made from human hair in one of the most extreme environments on our planet.
Summit in Aconcagua with clothing stuffed with human hair
The Italian Leonardo Avezzano faced the complex and icy Aconcagua with a jacket and pants stuffed with human hair. The prototype made in Holland more than resisted -30 °. They want to share the technology with established brands.
Who needs cashmere when you could wrap yourself in a cozy, comfy sweater made from… human hair? It’s a jump scare, but it might also be the key to a future of sustainable textiles.
The Dutch company Human Material Loop will test a fabric made of human hair in Argentina
The Dutch company Human Material Loop, dedicated to textile innovation, developed a technology to create a fabric made from the use of human hair, which it will test in a project in Argentina.
A photographer from Foggiano on the highest mountain in America to save the planet
The photographer-explorer's new "humanitarian" climb: face the cold with a parka padded with human hair waste
The particular clothing used by a foreigner who climbed Aconcagua
Leonardo Antonio Avezzano managed to climb the highest mountain in America using a new garment.
Avezzano, from Puglia to the highest mountain in America to save the planet
On the extreme relief of the Andes, the highest outside the Asian continent and second in prominence after Everest, Avezzano has arrived by hitting his new lens «that looks at the planet»: for the Dutch company of which he is co- founder Human Material Loop, tested a parka prototype padded with material generated from human hair scraps.
La empresa que crea ropa con cabello humano y hace una prueba piloto en Argentina
La empresa holandesa Human Material Loop, dedicada a la innovación textil, busca responder esa pregunta. Y para eso ha desarrollado una tecnología para utilizar los residuos de fibra de proteína de queratina y desarrollar productos de alto rendimiento para la industria textil con un impacto negativo nulo en el medio ambiente. Y la prueba piloto de este proyecto es nada menos que en Argentina.
Argentina: La empresa que crea ropa con cabello humano con prueba piloto
De acuerdo al portal de noticias Periodismo, Sólo en Europa, 72 millones de kilos de residuos de cabello humano acaban en basureros o incineradoras, mientras que el cabello humano es la misma fibra de proteína de queratina que la lana. ¿Podría aprovecharse ese cabello para algo más útil?
Prueban en el Aconcagua las propiedades térmicas de un aislante hecho de cabellos
La empresa Human Material Loop desarrolló un prototipo de chaqueta y pantalón con propiedades térmicas. La prenda está rellena con un aislante elaborado con cabello humano y la probarán en el frío clima del Aconcagua. Este cerro se encuentra en Mendoza, Argentina y mide 6.961 metros.
Human hair fabrics scale Mount Aconcagua
Textiles developer Human Material Loop, founded in Amsterdam by designer Zsofia Kollar in early 2021, has revealed that entrepreneur and outdoor enthusiast Leonardo Antonio Avezzano travelled to the Argentinian Andes on January 8, to test how its plastic-free gear performs on Mount Aconcagua.
Human Material Loop: Startup uses human hair for textile applications
Utilizing human hair waste from hair salons as a raw material, the Dutch start-up company Human Material Loop is working on three different technologies to make use of the main component human hair is made of – keratin
Human Material Loop buat jaket dan celana gunung dari rambut manusia
Salah satu pendiri perusahaan inovasi bahan Human Material Loop, Leonardo Antonio Avezzano, mengumumkan bahwa perusahaannya akan mencoba membuat pakaian yang memanfaatkan sisa serat protein keratin, yakni rambut manusia.
Human Material Loop Insulates Clothing with Waste Human Hair
Human Material Loop is a material innovation company that uses waste keratin protein fiber in the development of high-performance textiles and it will be embarking on a trip to try out a new clothing prototype.
Es holandés y va a escalar el Aconcagua con ropa hecha de pelo humano
Leonardo Antonio Avezzano está en Confluencia. En los próximos días escalará el Aconcagua con una misión: probar si, efectivamente, funcionan como aislantes los textiles que desarrolla junto a Zsofia Kollar a base de pelo humano.
On climb in Argentina, Human Material Loop tests prototype parka filled with human hair
Human Material Loop, a textile innovation company, just announced that it's testing its first high-performance clothing made using human hair. Instead of wool, down or synthetics, the prototype parka and pants are filled with human hair for insulation.
Human Material Loop founder to test hair textile prototype in Aconcagua climb
One of the founders of material innovation company Human Material Loop has announced they will be embarking on a trip to trial a clothing prototype utilising waste keratin protein fibre – human hair.
A sweater or sneaker made of human hair? They are not averse to this at this company in Geleen
She takes a black blazer out of a purse. A discreet design, not very different from what you see in an average fast-fashion store. “Just feel it”, says the Hungarian Zsofia Kollar (31). It feels rough, solid. And almost seems synthetic. But there is nothing artificial about the jacket. It's made from our own cuts found on the floors of barbershops.
All I want for X-mas… A better world
Our hair is a valuable asset. But once cut, we just throw it away. Can that also be done differently? Yes, and how! Zsofia Kollar (31) turns it into textiles. She wants to change the textile industry and make the world a little better.
Making a difference with human hair
DECARBONIZING EUROPE - The start-up Human Material Loop on the Brightlands Campus in the Dutch town of Geleen wants to make shoes, clothing and bags from human hair.
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Human hair sweater? If your first thought is “Ew”, read this
Think of your last visit to a hairdresser or a barber. Next to wishing that the shampooing would go much faster because your neck was hurting from the uncomfy sink or questioning your new haircut decision (the bangs will eventually grow out, don't worry!), have you ever looked at the hair waste around you and wondered, does it really have to end up in the trash?
Innovative or questionable? Designer makes clothes from human hair
Always cheaper, always new clothes: fast fashion is an enormous burden on the environment. Zsofia Kollar wants to change that. She is the founder of Human Material Loop, a clothing company that uses a special material: human hair.
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ZSOFIA KOLLAR MAKES CLOTHES FROM HUMAN HAIR: 'BARBERSHOP WASTE'
Zsofia Kollar does not opt for the usual raw materials, but uses human hair to make clothing, among other things. In this way she wants to combat climate change and make the world a little more beautiful.
Read the full article on Linda.nl
Do-gooders: Zsofia makes clothes from human hair
With one crisis after another, we would almost forget that good things happen. In this section we talk about 'world improvers'. They try to make the world a little more beautiful, in their own way. Designer Zsofia Kollar (31) wants to change the textile industry… with human hair.
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THE WORLD OF DUTCH DESIGN
Nadia Moussaid talks to well-known and lesser-known designers about the future of design. Biodesigner Bob Hendrikx talks about biotechnology: how can the living world be incorporated into our technology? There is finger food that is produced with human manure. The 'Shit Show' by designer Fides Lapidaire aims to close the food cycle. There is a sweater made of human hair, designed by Zsofia Kollar, and Nadia talks to Marleen van Bergeijk about 'chronic health'. Jury chairman of the Dutch Design Awards Kevin de Randamie tells what inspires him and what strikes him during Dutch Design Week 22.
#FoundersFridays: meet Zsofia Kollar
Founders Fridays is a StartupAmsterdam initiative showcasing local entrepreneurs who help strengthen our ecosystem.
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Can you imagine wearing a human hair sweater? With this question, the head cinema should start.
Human Material Loop is regularly represented at trade fairs, and collaborations with brands continue. First commercial collections are planned for the end of 2022. The team is currently focusing on hair waste from hairdressing salons, but in the future they are aiming for a model that also works with hair donations.
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Winner for Future Thinking by Distributed Design EU
The Future Thinking winner, designing for a better future, considering social and cultural challenges, Human Material Loop
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The start-up Human Material Loop has developed a process with which yarn can be made from human hair.
Earth Overshoot Day marks the day when humanity has used up all the natural resources the earth can provide in a year. In 2022 it fell on July 28th. We consume resources, but what do we give back in return?
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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
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There is a Renewable Resource on your Head
While contemporary designers like Zsofia Kollar are making products like sweaters and upholstery using human hair, there is a rich history of utilizing this material across time, space, and industry.
Read the full article on Woman Interwoven
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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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!
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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.
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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
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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
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Textile innovation for the 21st century
Patent-pending technology
+ Hypoallergenic by nature
+ Cruelty free
+100% natural
+ Fully traceable
+ Value from waste
Questions? Contact us via email
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