FORWARDISM #01 | Dian-Jen Lin fights climate change with living textiles | BMW Podcast The BMW Podcast | Changing Lanes

What if your clothes could photosynthesize and release oxygen? Difficult to picture? Then we’ll help your imagination run wild. In the first episode of THIS IS FORWARDISM, our host Yomi Adegoke talks with a creative multitalent: Dian-Jen Lin. Dian-Jen Lin has already showcased her ideas in many creative areas. Nowadays, she is a designer, researcher, scientist, and artist. Together with her colleague Hannes Hulstaert, she founded Post Carbon Lab, a transdisciplinary design research and development company. They bring clothing to life with their Photosynthetic Coatings™ approach. Intrigued yet? Press play and hear what drives Dian-Jen and how she sees the future of textile production.



(00:00) Introduction

(03:45) DJ and her very own definition of Forwardism

(12:20) The idea and the mission behind Post Carbon Lab

(19:35) The concept of Regenerative Sustainability Activism

(25:15) The innovative design process of Photosynthetic Coating™️

(28:15) Collaboration with Stella McCartney as a starting point

(30:25) Convincing the remaining critics

(33:20) The sustainable future of Post Carbon Lab

(36:00) Welcome to utopia: the future of textile production in 2050



You can find more information about our host Yomi Adegoke here and about our guest Dian-Jen Lin and Post Carbon Lab here.

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