FABRIC: HUUE.
Regions: Berkeley, California, USA
Fabric Name:
HUUE.
Species/Origin:
Engineered microbes with sugar feedstock
Who made our fabric:
HUUE. , California
Natural history and ecology:
Instead of using toxic chemicals and fossil fuels, Huue turns sugar into dye with the help of enzymes and engineered microbes. Their team first examines how color compounds occur in nature. From there, they engineer microbes that mirror nature’s process and consume sugar to enzymatically produce dye. Their dye technology is compatible with existing manufacturing as a one-to-one solution. Biosynthetic indigo is much less toxic than synthetic indigo and can be effective and easy for jeans makers to implement.
What makes this so special:
Huue's biotechnology doesn't rely on fossil fuels of any kind, enabling a cleaner, greener blue. Biosynthetic indigo has five times less toxicity potential, compared to chemical sources, and their dye can be effective and easy for jeans makers to implement.
