Lauren Bowker facts for kids
Lauren Bowker is a super creative English designer and inventor, born on September 16, 1985. She's famous for making amazing inks and materials that can change color! Lauren grew up in Rossendale, Lancashire, and now lives in London, United Kingdom. She works with museums, art galleries, and different companies all over the world, focusing on how materials work and how they can be designed in new ways.
Lauren is the founder and creative director of a company called THEUNSEEN. This company is like a science lab where they invent new materials. They create "smart materials" that can react to their surroundings, often by changing color to show information or respond to things like heat or light.
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What Does Lauren Bowker Invent?
Lauren Bowker is a true inventor! She has created many different color-changing inks and special compounds. These aren't just for fun; they have real-world uses.
Fashion That Changes Color
In October 2015, Lauren launched a special fashion collection at the Selfridges department store. What made it special? The clothes could change color based on the environment around them! Imagine a jacket that shifts colors as the temperature changes or as you move into different light.
Hair Dye That Reacts to Heat
In January 2017, Lauren helped create a unique hair dye called "FIRE." This wasn't just any hair dye; it was designed to change color when it reacted to heat. So, your hair could look one way indoors and then change shades when you stepped out into the sun or used a hairdryer!
T-Shirts for Climate Change Awareness
Lauren also designed a range of T-shirts that respond to climate change. She showed these at the UN Nature summit on World Environment Day in Washington in June 2017. These shirts helped people see how the environment was changing, right on their clothes.
Awards and Recognition
Lauren Bowker is highly respected in the design and science worlds. She is an editor for the science section of a magazine called Dazed. She's also recognized as a creative leader by Creative Review. In 2016, she won the "Most Innovative Brand" award at the WGSN Futures awards, which celebrates new and exciting ideas in fashion and design.
Beauty Products That React to You
Lauren has also used her amazing material science skills to create beauty products that react to your body and the environment. These products were launched in 2019 and are super cool:
- Atmo Spheres: This is a special color pigment for your cheeks, eyes, lips, and skin. It changes color when it touches heat, feels a breeze, or as the seasons change.
- Soul Shades: This is a blusher that highlights your skin. It reacts to the natural temperature changes of your skin, giving you a unique glow.
- Helio Veil: This is a base that helps create freckles on your skin. It gets activated by UV rays from the sun, making natural-looking freckles appear.
Lauren Bowker continues to push the boundaries of design and material science, showing us how materials can be smart, interactive, and beautiful.
