CIRCULAZE Virtual Trend Tour Fashion & Textile II – Keel Labs

Keel Labs

Founder/s: 

Tessa Callaghan, Aleksandra Gosiewski, and Aaron Nesser

Based In: 

Morrisville, NC, USA

What They Do: Did you know that the fashion industry is responsible for 10% of the world’s carbon emissions and that this number is only set to climb in the next decade? That is why Keel Labs, formerly known as AlgiKnit, is on a mission to create eco-conscious, renewable yarns to help lower the impact on the environment. Keel Labs is providing a scalable and sustainable alternative for designers, manufacturers, and consumers by utilizing materials with a significantly lower environmental footprint than conventional textiles. Their yarns are made from one of the most renewing organisms on the planet: kelp. Kelp makes a durable fabric yet is easily degradable when a product’s lifespan has reached its end. And what’s even more important, Keel Labs is making these yarns accessible to all. Affordable and circular? Now that’s a catwalk we are ready to walk down.