Join us at SXSW in Austin

Join Human Material Loop founder Zsofia Kollar at SXSW in Austin, Texas, for The Value of Human Waste, exploring how human waste is shaping the future of the textile industry.

South by Southwest, SXSW, is one of the world’s best known gatherings for technology, culture, film, music and innovation. Every year, Austin brings together founders, creatives, researchers, technologists and industry leaders to exchange ideas and introduce new perspectives on the future.

Zsofia will bring an unexpected material into that conversation: human hair.

The talk will explore the contradiction in how we value hair. While attached to us, it carries personal, cultural and economic value. Once cut, it is largely considered waste. Yet hair is a natural keratin fiber with properties that offer significant potential for textile applications.

What happens when we stop looking at human hair as waste and start recognizing it as a material resource?

Join the talk on 14 March at 16:30 in Salon A at Hilton Austin Downtown to explore The Value of Human Waste and how it could shape the future of the textile industry.

Let’s rethink what we call waste and what it could become.