Textiles and dyes
Jul 09, 2020
3 minutes
WRITER:PEI-RU KEH
PHOTOGRAPHY: NICOLE STJERNSWARD/KAIKU
As one of the heaviest strains on the Earth’s natural resources, the textile manufacturing industry is ripe for a revolution. Leading the charge are two companies that have sprung from prestigious London universities.
Kaiku, a material innovation studio established by Imperial College graduate Nicole Stjernswärd, provides a viable alternative to synthetic dyes through the extraction of pigments from agricultural food waste. SaltyCo is a start-up formed by Finlay Duncan, Julian Ellis-Brown, Antonia Jara-Contreras and Neloufar Taheri – postgraduate students in
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