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17-25 October 2026

Post Carbon Fashion

Post Carbon Fashion = Post-Carbon-Emission Fashion = Climate Positive Fashion

Hosted by Post Carbon Lab

This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

Euglena Print Jacket with Photosynthetic Coating
Euglena Print Jacket with Photosynthetic Coating
Post Carbon Lab
Through applying Photosynthetic Coating to second-hand textiles and fashion items, we create beautifully coloured pieces that are climate positive. Treating one large T-shirt can generate as much oxygen as a young tree.
What if, by only wearing a T-shirt, we can neutralise our carbon footprint? Post Carbon Lab proposes innovative biotechnology for textile applications — Photosynthetic Coating — which transforms textiles into carbon capture and oxygen generation surfa
Tote bag treated with Photosynthetic Coating
Tote bag treated with Photosynthetic Coating
Post Carbon Lab
Dissecting Microscopy Image
Dissecting Microscopy Image
Post Carbon Lab
Textiles treated with Photosynthetic Coating
Textiles treated with Photosynthetic Coating
Post Carbon Lab
Co-founders: Dj & Hannes
Co-founders: Dj & Hannes

About Post Carbon Lab

Post Carbon Lab, founded by Dian-Jen Lin and Hannes Hulstaert, is a transdisciplinary design research studio focusing on regenerative sustainability and dignity. To push the perception of sustainable fashion further, they offer service pilots of pioneering microbiological processes for textile applications to designers and brands — Microbial Pigmentation & Photosynthetic Coating — as proactive and regenerative pathways to climate positive fashion.


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Co-founder Dian-Jen Lin
Co-founder Hannes Hulstaert

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