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Imagine walking around a fashion store. You see a beautiful leather bag and want it. But in fact, it's made from recycled fruit and food waste. Would you still buy it?
Song Youyang, a 30-year-old material designer, works on developing products. She studied material design at a university in Germany and now lives in China. she was designing some new products, she couldn't find any suitable biomaterials (生物材料) to work with. So, she and her team decided to develop own new material from fruit waste.
The resulting material a lot like leather. It keeps the fruits' texture (质地), sense of touch and nice smell. Song and her team have used this new material to make fashion , such as bags, lamps and so on.
The designer thought these products would be . But in fact, not many customers have bought them. "Many people have their old ideas about biomaterials," said Song. "They think these materials are too expensive or of quality." As a result, it's quite difficult for these materials to become used. But Song still believes biomaterials will shape the . She and her team will working on new types of "green" materials and products.
Besides Song's team, many other fashion companies are working towards the same goal. They are showing us that fashion can be environmentally friendly.
