A luxury handbag made from Tyrannosaurus rex protein sounds like a publicity stunt. In some ways, it is.
But behind the spectacle lies something more significant: a glimpse of how materials themselves may soon be designed, grown, and manufactured through a combination of synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, and automated systems.
The handbag – developed by a collaboration between VML, The Organoid Company, and Lab-Grown Leather – was unveiled at the Art Zoo Museum in Amsterdam, where it is currently on display before auction. [Read more…] about Jurassic bag: From dinosaur DNA to designer goods – how biofabrication and automation could reshape materials