Velcro hook-and-loop fastener
Velcro (cierre de gancho y bucle)
- Date
- 1941-1955 · confidence high
- Place
- Commugny, Vaud, Switzerland
- Credited to
- George de Mestral, inspired by burdock seeds; patented in 1955
- People
- 👤 Georges de Mestral1907–1990
- Field
- Tools
What it is
A textile fastener made of two nylon strips, one with hooks and one with loops, which stick together when pressed. It was one of the first celebrated examples of biomimicry.
What it led to
- Spacesuits and the interior of Apollo spacecraft
- Children's clothing and footwear and clothing for people with reduced mobility
- Bio-inspired design as a discipline
Built on
Made possible
- Human spaceflight (Vostok 1) and SK-1 spacesuit1961
- laceless trainers
- biomimetics