BOLT THREADS LAUNCHES BIOFAB SPIDER-SILK TIES

My spider-senses are tingling! I've been following companies like Bolt Threads and writing about them for quite some time, but this past week, Bolt Threads made history when they launched the first commercially available biofabricated spider-silk product at SXSW 2017 - and it's a classic, woven men's tie. Make no mistake, this is a tie that will change the world.

With developments like these, we are able to see the inevitable end of animals used inefficiently and brutally in creating fibers. We can also see the end to animals being killed for other things like flesh and milk. Brewing things like silk in the laboratory isn't just exciting science, it's the next industrial revolution that could curb the staggering ecological impacts of raising livestock.

BREWING THINGS LIKE SILK IN THE LABORATORY ISN'T JUST EXCITING SCIENCE, IT'S THE NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Bolt Threads shot a sleek photo campaign and cinematic trailer to launch this revolutionary product, and I couldn't be more excited, since I've always had a fondness for the charm of a woven tie. I even entered the lottery to be able to purchase one of the 50 ties that were made!