Given that people are already widely using the internet as a means of getting hold of the latest clothing and having it delivered straight to their door, it seems like it’s only a matter of time before even this process is streamlined. Well, according to the latest report from PSFK, a particularly weird invention could become a staple means of getting clothing by 2050.

Explaining that clothing production is “wasteful and takes up too much space”, the website asserted that designers are looking for alternative means to boost the average person’s ability to make the most of the space they have. This is why Joshua Harris developed the clothes printer, an idea that has “gained so much traction recently”.

His idea is based on the concept that you can feed old clothes into the machine and then use this material to print the next outfit you want, essentially working on a recycling theme. However, he has also expanded the idea to incorporate the essential capitalist undertones necessary for wider corporate success, and has suggested that when 3D printing becomes more advanced, you would also be able to buy material cartridges from brands such as Nike to insert into the machine.

PSFK concluded: “Being able to print your clothes in-house (literally) would mean there are no wasteful transportation costs, or factory costs associated with the clothes you buy. Not only is this saving you money, it’s saving the environment, a combination your rarely hear these days.”