It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Tessa Callaghan

Climate Action / Innovation Awards

4 November 2024

2 minutes

Alginate fibre, or Kelsun, is a next-generation material designed with the planet in mind. The manufacturers of Kelsun, Keel Labs, uses an abundant biopolymer called alginate found in seaweed to create a luxury and environmentally friendly fibre.

Keel Labs Wins Textile Exchange Award as ‘Innovation Project of the Year’

US-based NextGen materials innovator Keel Labs has been conferred the ‘Innovation Project of the Year’ at the just-concluded Textile Exchange Climate & Nature Impact Awards.

Staff Writer

NextGen Fibres / Kelsun Launch

24 September 2024

5 minutes

The Kelsun fibre was created to supply the textile industry with a more sustainable alternative to conventional materials.

On an Even Keel: Seaweed Fibre Kelsun Starts Much-Awaited Retail Run

NextGen materials innovator Keel Labs has announced the commercial launch of garments made with its seaweed-based Kelsun fibre as a range being released later today by California brand Outerknown. Co-Founder Tessa Callaghan tells texfash what it took to get Kelsun from the concept stage to its commercial arrival.

Subir Ghosh

Interview

Collection: Sea Change

Textile Innovation / Kelspun Fibres

31 January 2024

2 minutes

By translating the abundant seaweed supply chain into fibre production on industry-standard equipment, Kelsun is being projected as a drop-in solution for textile supply chains that delivers positive impacts to an industry in urgent need of mitigating its environmental impact.

Keel Labs Launches First T-Shirt from Seaweed-Based Kelsun Fibre

Next-gen material solutions are here. Biomaterials company Keel Labs has launched its first in-house garment by using Kelsun fibre, with the T-shirt serving as the start of global product and brand launches to come.