HairCycle
Since February 2024, the HairCycle team has been collecting hair from local salons and barbershops in Newham to transform it into local, bio-based materials. Hundreds of kilograms of hair is wasted every month, choking drains, filling landfill sites, and releasing harmful greenhouse gases. HairCycle’s circular model transforms hair into fertilisers for local parks and high-quality interior design, fashion and architecture objects.
HairCycle features as part of an interactive exhibition at Materials Matter during London Design Festival 2024, and offers visitors a chance to experience the complete journey from fibre to product through live hair cuts, spinning, rope-making demonstrations, and a display of design objects.
Headed up by Sanne Visser, HairCycle is a pilot as part of her project Locally Grown that was started in 2022. HairCycle is supported by University of the Arts London in partnership with Newham Council and funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
WHAT WE DID FOR HairCycle
Always eager to see how design and research can push materials in bold – and sustainable – new directions, we ran over to HairCycle the second we heard about it. Sanne’s ingenuity has been on our minds ever since. We're here to support fielding any press opportunities for the time being, so get in touch!
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