Textile made from tomato stems
\'Is it possible to make textile of the stems and leaves of a tomato plant?\' That was a question that arose at three different persons at three different locations.<\/p>
There was already evidence cellulose from cow manure can be transformed into textile, so why not with cellulose directly from a plant?<\/p>
The three persons joined forces and initiated one research project, conducted by BlueCity Lab<\/a> in Rotterdam (NL). At the end of 2018 the project started and it will be finished end of 2020; the aim is to show the world in 2020 some T-shirts made of tomato textile.<\/p>
Tomato textile will be a local sourced and made sustainable textile in a short and very transparent logistical chain with a low footprint.<\/p>
The project is roughly devided in three phases:<\/p>
Phase 1: from crop to filament<\/p>
Phase 2: from filament to yarn<\/p>
Phase 3: from yarn to textile<\/p>
During the research project updates will be published on the project website<\/a> (Dutch only).<\/p>
During the condution of the research project we've already received several delivery requests for textile (half product) and T-shirts made of tomato textile. It seems to become a premium product where there is already a demand.\n\nWe are looking for an entrepreneur who's intrested to adopt the project after finishing the research phase; he/she will be responsible to produce and sell the textile. The idea is (to start with) that any producing and commercial activities will take place in the Rotterdam (NL) region.
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