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Icelandic designer Valdís Steinarsdóttir has created a range of translucent, gelatinous garments that are cast into moulds rather than cut from a pattern in a bid to eliminate waste. The vest tops, which are being presented as part of the DesignMarch festival in Reykjavík, are made using either gelatin or agar – a gelling agent derived from red algae. Once worn down or no longer needed, they can be melted down to create new garments using the same material as part of a closed-loop system. The tops are made from gelatin or agar "This method of making clothes definitely challenges us to st...

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