This week we are meeting with Kenji, he is responsable for Business development and sustainability at Spiber which is a biotech material company that has develop a way to brewed protein fiber an another protein material thought a fermentation process.

Kenji ensures that all the materials that they are producing are made in the most sustainable way possible. This small but fast growing company working hard to offer new solution to the fashion industry. Their materials has been used last year to create North Face products, one of the most sustainable solution on the market.

In this episode, Kenji is going through all the material Spiber has been devlopped and how the nature has been a major inspiration in their fiber invention?

CONTENT & TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE EPISODE

00:52 : Kenji presents himself and the company Spiber.

01:15 : What is Kenji role into the company ? 

01:40 : According to Kenji, what does sustainable fashion means ?

02:10 : What is the Eureka moment that push his company to start this new projet and what is the background of the company ? 

03:00 : What Spiber is exactly doing ?

04:30 : Kenji explains the process to create new materials at Spiber.

06:30 : To what extend this product are sustainable ?

07:50 : What would Spiber be presenting at Premiere Vision next year? 

08:30 : Do we need a minimum of volume to order at Spiber?

09:20 : Among all the products he will be presenting or already existing, what is Kenji favorite one ? 

09:45 : According to Kenji, what makes his company different from others ? 

10:27 : Where Kenji see the biggest challenges coming in the next years for his company ? How Kenji will be able to scale his method ? 

11:00 : How can the fashion industry can accelerate his sustainable revolution ?

11:50 : For a young designer, what would Kenji's advice to make a more sustainable fashion ? 

13:00 : What does Kenji want to close the door to in our industry ? 

13:15 : Where Kenji look at to get inspired ? 

14:10 : What is the last piece of clothes he bought ? 

15:10 : Who he would like to listen in this podcast ?

15:50 : Where can we look at if we want to learn more about Spiber ?

16:00: What makes Kenji optimistic about the future ?

KEY LEARNINGS

Sustainable fashion can means many think : it can be buying less clothes, buying clothes that last longer, buying clothes that have been made in the most responsable ways. It is also repairing your clothes and using second hand.

Contributing to make a more sustainable fashion is the most important thing, it is the reason why the company exist and why the people in the teams are spending many years working and developing this new materials.

The materials they are producing are extremely unique, and it can be plastic free.

This is very important that the biggest company, the ones who are making the largest volume of products take big decisions to change and to accelerate the fashion revolution. But small companies also can play a very important role by innovating and making new technologie available to offer them the choice. So startup, innovators, and big companies, all together, can make big changes.

One of the most important thing is transparency in the supply chain. If a young designer has the choice between two materials, two different factories or different processes,. If one is more transparent than the other, it can make the difference, he should always choose the most transparent option. 

Brands are seriously getting aware that they need to make change and they are actually starting to make action. It makes hope for the future. 

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