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

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. 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 remai