Mushroom, pineapple and algae: it sounds like the topping for a rather unusual pizza. In fact, they could be the crucial ingredients in the wardrobe of the future as growing numbers of designers try to create fashion that doesn’t harm the environment.

The search is on for alternative materials with smaller carbon footprints. And the latest result are carbon-negative clothes made with algae that absorb carbon dioxide from the air.

For instance, Post Carbon Lab in London has created photosynthesis coating, a layer of living algae on the fabric of garments that absorb carbon dioxide and emit oxygen, turning the carbon into sugar. One large T-shirt – nearly a square metre of material – generates about as much oxygen as a six-year-old oak tree, according to the co-founder Dian-Jen Lin.

Source: Guardian

[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/08/fashion-living-garments-suck-carbon-from-air](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/08/fashion-living-garments-suck-carbon-from-air)