Wearing a jacket made of actual wood sounds less than ideal. But could it work? Is it worth trying?
That’s the challenge that the founders at Vollebak, a British clothing company known for extreme-technology posed.
The idea of making a wooden jacket was simply to see if such a technical challenge could be met, and what innovation might spring from it.
From a company that makes coats out of aerogel, copper, and lab-grown spider silk, the idea starts to make more sense.
While not much of the process has been shared, the photos of the prototype show a hardshell jacket made from finely-laser cut wood veneer. We imagine its been weather treated to handle the elements, and made to articulate in all the ways a jacket needs to.
There’s a waiting list for this first-of-its-kind piece of clothing, though innovation doesn’t come cheap. The Wooden Jacket will retail for $3295.
We’ve just made our first prototype Wooden Jacket. Why? Because turning a tree into a jacket is an absurdly difficult technical challenge.
We love the look of this intricately scored wood veneer, which we imagine allows for a good amount of flexing and movement.
We imagine Vollebak’s prototype will reveal how they need to enhance the ability to move, bend and flex in the non-traditional material.
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