Keel Labs

Stella McCartney transformed Kelsun™ fiber into a beautifully hand-crocheted ecru knit featured in two garments in Stella’s Summer 2024 show. Celebrating fluidity and circularity at #ParisFashionWeek, Stella debuted the first-ever garments created from Kelsun, our seaweed-derived fiber designed to transform the #textile industry. In addition to the runway show, Marché Saxe-Breteuil in Paris was transformed into Stella’s Sustainable Market – comprising 21 stalls, inviting guests and the public to experience the pioneering innovators and materials featured in Stella’s latest collection. Read a full recap of Monday's events here: https://lnkd.in/emGc2JsA

We're incredibly excited to celebrate 16 Unreasonable Companies who have earned a well-deserved spot on TIME's prestigious 2024 list of America's Top GreenTech Companies. This is a major milestone, not only for these remarkable companies but also for the growing movement towards a more sustainable future. These companies are driving real change in the green technology sector, demonstrating that impactful solutions can also be successful businesses. They are reimagining everything from how we grow food to how we build our cities. A huge congratulations to: ▪ Mike Zelkind of 80 Acres Farms ▪ Lisa Dyson, PhD of Air Protein ▪Cody Finke, Ph.D. of Brimstone ▪Emily Morris of Emrgy Inc. ▪Stacy Flynn of Evrnu®, SPC ▪Tessa Callaghan of Keel Labs ▪Sea F. Briganti of LOLIWARE Inc. ▪Ramya Swaminathan of Malta Inc ▪Steve Glenn of Plant Prefab ▪Kimberlie Le of Prime Roots ▪Christie Lagally of Rebellyous Foods ▪Anastasia Volkova, PhD , of Regrow Ag ▪Arturo Elizondo of The EVERY Company ▪Nicholas Flanders of Twelve ▪Shreya Dave of Via Separations ▪Tim Hysell of ZincFive, Inc. https://lnkd.in/gfp3a6G2

Our collaboration with Daniel Bailey, the Starboard Vest, was featured in Material Innovation Initiative's Next-Gen Materials April Lookbook! Check out the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eqBYJ3ER

Our collaboration with Daniel Bailey, the Starboard Vest, was featured in Material Innovation Initiative's Next-Gen Materials April Lookbook! Check out the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eqBYJ3ER

Welcome to the fourth installment in our ‘Monthly Next-Gen Lookbook’ series, where we highlight the most exciting collaborations in next-gen materials from April 2024. 🌿🥳 In this report, we showcase 18 note-worthy collaborations from global brands and start-ups across the range of next-gen materials, including wool, down, silk and leather. We also have a special feature on a dye breakthrough, an exciting scientific first. Big brands such as MANGO, Gucci, and Allbirds tapped innovator companies, young and established, like Lenzing Group, Spiber Inc., and Keel Labs, to create beautiful new products that are environmentally preferred and animal-free. What do Hellmann’s Mayonnaise and Nicki Minaj have to do with next-gen materials? Download our April 2024 Lookbook to find out! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eqBYJ3ER Graphic design: Casey Dworkin #Materialinnovation #Nextgenmaterials #Sustainableinnovation #Sustainablefashion #Textiles

On Thursday, May 23rd, our Co-Founder and COO Aleks Gosiewski will be speaking at #Circularity24 in Chicago. Join us at 1:30 pm CT for a discussion on Tides of Change: A Regenerative Future with Ocean-Based Materials! Check out more details here: https://lnkd.in/gXqh4zbH

“Impactful design starts at the material level.” - Daniel Bailey Keel Labs was founded on the basis of offering designers more environmentally conscious materials alternatives. The Starboard Vest brings this objective to life, uniting next-gen materials, biomimicry, and the art of garment construction. Knit by Knit Resort

Tomorrow I’ll be speaking about textile innovation at the The Innovation Station: Upland South virtual event, held by the U.S. Department of State - Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues. Open to all, feel free to join in the discussion at 2:20 ET!! (Register here: https://lnkd.in/dw2pYCme )

The root of Keel Labs’ name hails from shipbuilding, with a ‘keel’ serving as the structural spine of a ship, uplifting and maintaining forward momentum. Daniel Bailey studied the etymology of this word, exploring new contexts for the Keel Labs name in the form of a knit garment. Learn more about the origins of the Starboard Vest below 🪸🔬

Starboard vest made from seaweed fiber? 🤩🌟 Keel Labs and Daniel Bailey, product designer and Founder of CONCEPTKICKS® debuted the Starboard Vest made from Keel Labs’ Kelsun™ fiber, made from seaweed. Generated from a mutual desire to apply biomimicry to real-world products, the collaboration granted creative freedom to Mr. Bailey while designing a one-of-a-kind piece from Kelsun. “I genuinely believe that impactful design starts at the material level. Collaborating with the team at Keel Labs has been enlightening—they're not only harnessing seaweed to create fibers but are also intelligently integrating these innovations into current textile production processes. It's this mix of idealism and pragmatism that resonates with me. I'm thankful to Keel Labs for allowing my team and I the liberty to explore the potential of Kelsun fiber and demonstrate just a glimpse of what their material can achieve,” said Daniel Bailey. Tessa Callaghan, Keel Labs’ Co-Founder & CEO, said, “It was a privilege to work with Mr. Bailey to bring his vision of Kelsun to life in the thoughtful and detailed execution of the Starboard Vest. Through Mr. Bailey’s vision, we were able to push Kelsun beyond its creative limits – creating a truly unique design that unites next-gen materials, biomimicry, and the art of garment construction.” Via: https://lnkd.in/eWFy-uwk #Materialinnovation #Nextgenmaterials #Sustainability #Innovation #Fashion