# Living Biomimicry Dresses Auroboros' Dress is Created from Recycled Plastic & Salt Crystals By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2021-11-15 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auroboros References: [dezeen](https://www.dezeen.com/2021/11/15/auroboros-biomimicry-dress-crystalises-transforms-real-time/) & [auroboros](https://www.auroboros.co.uk/) Recycled plastic and salt crystals were the materials used by London's Auroboros for creating a dynamic living dress that changes shape and color. As the designers of Auroboros described to Dezeen, "the design of the gown seeks to envisage how a plant would appear if it were to grow on a body, depicting how it would mould to the shape and silhouette of a figure." The Biomimicry dress was created with [digital programming](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/programmable-clothing) and recycled Perspex to form the underlying structure for the artful piece. To finish off the striking look, the dress was paired with recycled glass beads by [Swarovski](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chroma-twist) from a precious project. Biomimicry was recently worn by artificial intelligence robot Ai-Da at the London Design Festival and an exhibition inside the Victoria and [Albert](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/norcross-furniture) Musuem. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.2/10 - Popularity: 85% | Activity: 60% | Freshness: 11% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Live Arts](https://www.trendhunter.com/livearts) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Living Biomimicry Dresses:** Creating dresses from recycled plastic and salt crystals to mimic plant growth on a body. - **Digital and Recycled Materials:** Using digital programming and recycled Perspex to form a dynamic and sustainable fashion piece. - **Fashion Meets Sustainability:** Bringing together recycled materials and precious project glass beads by Swarovski to create artful and sustainable fashion pieces. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion:** Opportunities for creating sustainable and eco-friendly fashion designs using recycled and digital materials. - **Sustainability:** Exploring biomimicry and the use of recycled materials as innovative and eco-friendly solutions to fashion. - **Art and Design:** Incorporating recycled materials and digital programming to create artistic and innovative fashion designs with environmental sustainability focus. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Avant-Garde Biomimicry Fashion Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biomimicry-fashion.md) - [Biomimetic Fashion Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonhuman-life.md) - [Dynamic Shape-Shifting Dresses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/primrose-dress.md) - [Biodesign-Backed Dresses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gozen-x-beymen.md) - [Sculptural Biomaterial Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wevolve-labs.md) - [Biomaterial Color-Changing Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sensibiom-2.md) - [Living Footwear Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jessica-thies-synthiesis.md) - [Grass Root-Made Sculptural Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rootfull.md) - [Reimagined Digital Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deep-23.md)