ALBINI_next at the Phygital Sustainability EXPO®
06 | 07 | 2023
ALBINI_next has partecipated in the fourth edition of the Phygital Sustainability Expo®, a two-day event dedicated to sustainability in design and fashion.
As part of the event, Stefano Albini, the President of Albini, has joined the panel discussion about Textile Innovability, presenting a few new projects from ALBINI_next linked to the creation of alternative dyes that are developed by micro-organisms. An impressive amount of research and collaboration has gone into this project, the goal of which is the development of a palette of colours that are an alternative to petroleum-based dyes.
The projects presented:
Bayome: the project in partnership with KBCols – a manufacturer in India that’s on the cutting edge of organic, GMO-free dyes – this project aims to bring a sustainable dye alternative to the precious yarns and fabrics of the Albini Group, creating dyes produced by microbes, sourced from biodiversity-rich communities.
Exteria: the pioneering project that arose from the collaboration of Albini_next and Colorifix, aimed at the transition from synthetic dyes to those coming from engineered microorganisms.
Hyphae: ALBINI_next has chosen to partner with BGreen Technologies, the innovative Lombardy-based start-up that brings biotechnology to Italian industry. The Hyphae project explores the uses and ways of optimising bio-based dyes of fungal origin.
The innovative projects from ALBINI_next perfectly embody the spirit of the Roman event and thus are part of the immersive Museum Exhibition which will be held in Trajan’s Market and which includes companies that make environmentally sustainable products, divided by topic and according to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s 2030 Agenda.
