Fashion 1st Friday - Bolt Threads

Kickstart your Friday morning with coffee and inspiring talks from leading and emerging designers and brands. Because inspiration doesn't have a snooze button.

AGENDA

8-8:30am: Check-In, Coffee and Donuts
8:30-9:30am: Talk, Q&A, and Networking
9:30am-: Take over the world

DECEMBER EDITION: BOLT THREADS
(Due to space constraints at Bolt Threads, we are hosting the December Edition at the Fashion Incubator)

TALK: NATURE - THE FUTURE OF FASHION AND TECH

Nature holds the secrets to revolutionizing fashion: novel eco-friendly textiles with customized functionality. Bolt Threads is using biotechnology to design protein-based materials at the molecular level, starting with spider silk. For decades, researchers have attempted to make commercial quantities of spider silk. Learn how Bolt is unique in its ability to scale up this technology. Its platform for customizable natural materials comes at a critical time, as we begin to understand the environmental and health implications of synthetic microfiber pollution.

ABOUT DAN WIDMAIER

Dan is fascinated by finding the right conditions to grow things, whether he’s cultivating the broccoli in his vegetable garden, yeast in his microbrews or the people at Bolt Threads. He’s carefully tended our growth since 2009, using his passion and expertise to lead the company through technology development, expansion, and financing. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from UC San Francisco, where his graduate research involved designing genetic circuits to control microbial organelles. He’s also passionate about the growth of something over which he has less control: the progress of the Seattle Seahawks.

IMAGE CREDIT: BOLT THREADS

ABOUT FASHION 1ST FRIDAY

FASHION 1ST FRIDAY, created by Fashion Incubator SF, is a breakfast lecture series with leading & emerging designers and brands. Visit their office to see where the magic happens. Hear from founders and executives as they share their stories, tips, and tricks for success. Get inspiration for building your brand in new, creative, and authentic ways. Drink coffee, eat donuts, and get a headstart into the weekend.