Edible Innovations: Transforming Food Waste into Fashion
These two entrepreneurs designed Orange Fiber, a textile that is made from orange peels that would otherwise be thrown into the trash.
From Singapore to the USA and all around Europe, Edible Innovations profiles food makers that engage in improving the global food system at every stage, from production to distribution to eating and shopping. Join us as we explore the main trends in the industry from a maker perspective. Chiara Cecchini of Future Food Institute — an ecosystem with a strong educational core that promotes food innovation as a key tool to tackle the great challenges of the future — introduces you to the faces, stories, and experiences of food makers around the globe. Check back on Tuesdays and Thursdays for new installments.
These two entrepreneurs designed Orange Fiber, a textile that is made from orange peels that would otherwise be thrown into the trash.
Leo Bottrill is the founder of Moabi, an organization that develops the technology to map and monitor resource-related infrastructure.
Niccolò Calendri is an electronic engineer who co-founded 3Bee Corp, a company that developed an IoT system that diagnoses beehives.
Christopher Coccagna is a certified tea specialist. He started studying tea 11 years ago, before becoming a tea sommelier and tea blender.
Junhwan Paul Kang is one of the minds behind Bloomengine, a smart gardening device that helps people grow plants indoors.
Grow your own food at home! This hive is small enough to fit inside an apartment. It automatically grows insects for consumption.
For years, Ben Cowden has focused on creating cocktail mixing robots and incorporating CAD and digital tools into his metalworking practice.