Designer Ikebe eyes silkworm waste as leather alternative
In Tokyo, designer Hiroto Ikebe is exhibiting clothing made from rewoven silk cocoon waste at the DESIGNART Tokyo event. Though not used for mass production, Ikebe intends for the COCOON ANATOMY exhibit to show that silk industry waste can be repurposed into a usable, leather-like textile. The waste material specifically included raw, unprocessed silk; kibiso, […]
