Sustainable footwear brand Native Shoes has introduced more silhouettes that make use of its eco-friendly repurposed algae material, including its popular Jefferson Bloom model.
The versatile silhouette is available in both adult, baby, and kid's sizing, and can also be purchased in a variety of different colorways. As the slip-on sneaker-inspired shoes are made with a single material and include a shock-absorbent sole, Native Shoes presents an easy-to-clean, comfortable, and durable staple that's perfect for everyday wear. The company's Rise By Bloom technology is a future-facing program that takes toxic algae from waterways and gives it a new life by including it in its ultra-lightweight material.
Native Shoes is dedicated to giving 100 percent of shoes an end of life solution by 2023.
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What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Algae-infused Fashion
- Repurposing algae into versatile footwear material creates an opportunity for sustainable fashion.
- Single-material Design
- Designing slip-on sneakers with a single material creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for minimalist fashion.
- Toxic Algae as a Resource
- Using toxic algae as a material creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for eco-friendly fashion.
Sectors Adopting This
- Fashion
- The fashion industry can use this trend to promote sustainable and eco-friendly fashion, especially minimalism.
- Footwear
- The footwear industry has the opportunity to create sustainable and eco-friendly products with the use of algae as a material.
- Environmental Conservation
- This trend creates an opportunity for environmental conservation by repurposing a potentially hazardous material and reducing waste in the fashion industry.
