Tom Stewart

Product Design BSc (Hons)

Bio-Wool utilises wools properties in an innovative way, giving wool a variety of new applications.

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Farmers continue to lose money at shearing time, due to the rise of synthetic fibres and global pandemics denting the value of wool massively.

Bio-Wool is a 100% biodegradable, hard and rigid material. A blend of Scottish Blackface and Jacob wool is what makes up this material. These types of wool are lower quality, meaning they are worth less in the textiles world. Providing these with new application will aid in bringing the price back up.

Bio-Wool has be established to bring interest and desire back into material, in an attempt that this will help in raising the value of wool for British Farmers.

Bio-Wool has been turned into tree guards, so that we can reduce the amount of plastic we use in nature.

Golf tees have been produced, which are durable and impact resistant and when they finally break they can be left on the ground as they will simply biodegrade.

A selection of stool have been produced to showcase the natural aesthetics this material possesses and how the material can catch the consumers eye and be bold.

Four sheep stand behind three wooden stools
A golf ball sits in a gold tee, beside a cardboard box
A plastic pipe sits on top of grass in woodland

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