Interview inspired articles of climate tech solutions and how they come to fruition
Dyeing for Change: Inside Octarine Bio’s Collective Vision for Sustainable Fashion The collaboration that brought Octarine Bio’s bio-based dyes to life through an Italian supply chain built on trust, tradition, and transformation. Written by Aastha Kothari EDITED by ARIYANA RAYATT Scroll DowN 07 October 2025 As the fashion industry comes to terms with its environmental […]
This Isn’t Just a Material Book It’s where we begin to reimagine industry with Nature as our system Written By Aisha Kuijk EDITED by ARIYANA RAYATT Scroll DowN 1 September 2025 Tomorrow, – I’ll open one of those material books, the kind with epic graphics on the cover and a cryptic address on the back.
Walking Through Earth’s Green Treasure: How Forests Help Build a Bio-Based Economy Is the forestry industry limited to traditional processes and products, or are there untapped opportunities yet to be found? Written by mehrad moghtadaei Scroll DowN 15 July 2025 We are entering an era in which bio-innovations are enabling sustainable breakthroughs. Achieving true sustainability
Rethinking Waste: A Mission to Turn Onion Skins into the Future of Packaging What if the stuff we call waste wasn’t just a byproduct, but also a design flaw? Written by Aastha Kothari EDITED by ARIYANA RAYATT Scroll DowN 20 JUNE 2025 With the growing urgency of the global plastic crisis, it’s clear that swapping
Overcoming the Cocoa Crisis With Fermentation of Waste Is there a scalable solution for the cocoa crisis that’s natural and low-cost? Written by Jose Manuel Salvador Lopez EDITED by ARIYANA RAYATT Scroll DowN 31 March 2025 The spot for the most popular flavour in the world goes to vanilla, but not far behind is chocolate.
From Farming to Pharma: How Humans Manipulate Nature It is more integrated into our lives than you may think. Written by ARIYANA rayatt Scroll DowN 23 January 2024 DNA is nature’s language. A language, which codes the instruction manual for every living thing. Just as each item in IKEA has its instruction manual, so does
Biology’s Art of Illumination Lighting the Skies and Oceans with Bio-Designed Glow Sticks Written by Mehrad Moghtadaei EDITED by ARIYANA RAYATT Scroll DowN 16 December 2024 The music pulses, a collective heartbeat that binds the crowd. As night falls, you reach for your glow stick—a festival ritual as iconic as the music itself. You snap
Pilots belong on a runway What is the role of a designer in steering and driving the take-off of a new innovation? Written by clara nicholson EDITED by ARIYANA RAYATT Scroll DowN 27 November 2024 At this year’s London Fashion Week, next-generation innovators took the runway by storm. The Patrick McDowell SS25 show, titled “Portraits
The Science Behind the Sparkle: A Deep Dive What if the bright colours of nature could be replicated without harming the planet? Written By Ariyana Rayatt Scroll DowN 18 October 2024 Humanity has sought to replicate nature’s vibrant beauty, throughout history, often at a great environmental cost. What if the bright colours of nature could
Footwear concept artist Aisha Kuijk embodies nature’s approach, collaborating with major brands and innovators including Timberland, and Vivobarefoot, and pioneering material innovators, like Mycl, Bananatex and Woolmark to reimagine shoes so they might coexist with nature. In this piece, Aisha’s curious and energetic perspective guides us through the journey of designing footwear that feeds back into the earth, inviting us to see the potential for regenerative cycles in everyday objects.
