Design District community members Faber Futures are exhibiting their NPOL Original Exploring Jacket at the Design Museum.

In collaboration with UCL's Department of Biochemical Engineering, Design District tenants Fabrika, the Biorenewables Development Centre in York and Lou Bennetts, Faber Futures have developed a toxin-free, resource-efficient microbial textile dye technology - adaptable to various local conditions and demand scales. The Exploring Jacket + Musette is a unisex jacket made of 100 per cent GOTS-certified silk that was batch-dyed with Streptomyces coelicolor bacteria. Available to purchase at @normal_phenomena_of_life which is the first biodesign-native lifestyle brand that aims to change how we produce and consume. You can visit the Future Observatory display, showing at the Design Museum until 31st August 2024.