Would you wear a bra made out of human hair? How about eat a boiled egg out of an egg cup holder made out of hair?

If your answer to either of these questions is yes then this New Cross student has the inventions for you.

Goldsmiths University student Lydia Hunt got the idea to start making these objects when she discovered a preserved pair of her grandmother’s 70 year old plaits.

Lydia, 22, said: “It might sound morbid but hair is a major part of our identity and rather than just chuck it away, I wanted to think of a way to make use of it in a meaningful way.”

One of the first things she did was to design and make a spindle to create a tea cosy using her grandmother’s hair.

Her final year project is based on her book ‘106 Ways to Celebrate Human Hair’ where she asked people anonymously what they would like made out of their hair.

The suggestions including the bra, which the respondent said: “My friends and family could take it in turns to wear it. The hair would itch, but would be a little reminder of me.”

For the skipping rope, the respondent said: “I used to love skipping, so I’d want my children and grandchildren to play and think of me.”

Part of the inspiration behind the project is to highlight what we could do with all the hair we create and ultimately just throw away.

The project also includes a formula to decipher what objects could be created based on the amount of hairs lost per day multiplied by hair length.

Lydia explains: “The formula is intended to show people what they could make with the hair they lose on a daily basis. For example, in May of this year, I carded 987cm of hair which is enough to make an egg cup.”

The ten items Lydia has made so far and her book will be on display at the 2018 Goldsmiths BA Design Degree Show, ‘M – O – D’, which runs from June 7 to 11 at the Bussey Building in Peckham.