A Yarn from the Sea: How Keel Labs is Turning Seaweed into Clothes

Riddle me this: What if all of our clothes were made from seaweed? 

This week we sit down with two phenomenal women who are changing the fashion industry from the inside out. Keel Labs was founded by fashion industry alumni Tessa Callaghan and Aleksandra Gosiewski. They’re two business partners who met at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and founded Keel Labs to create ocean based solutions, including their flagship product which is a kelp based yarn. 

Here's a breakdown of some of the highlights:

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:03:34) - United By Zero

(00:04:09) - Interview

(00:05:05) - What is Keel Labs?

(00:13:44) - Changing existing systems to be plant-based

(00:20:24) - Market challenges for seaweed-derived yarns

(00:26:52) - Changing systems from the inside the fashion industry

(00:42:34) - Dealing with doubts about how much you’re helping

(00:44:33) - Advice to your younger self

(00:50:11) - Credits

And, we'd love to thank our sponsor, and our adored sister organization, United by Zero!