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Could this be the end of landfill-bound footwear with the creation of shoes made from bacteria-grown materials designed to return harmlessly to the earth? The traditional shoe-making process involves around 40 materials and fabrication methods that have negative impacts on the environment, from development to production to transport. Not to mention the synthetic glues used in the process.
OXMAN design lab has introduced the O° shoe, a “fully biodegradable” footwear made entirely from polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). PHAs are organic materials produced by bacteria that consume carbon dioxide, methane, or food waste, providing a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics. The shoe is constructed with a knitted PHA yarn base onto which PHA outer layers are 3D printed, eliminating the use of petrochemicals or glues in the process, and only bacteria-derived pigments are used as dyes.
Neri Oxman, CEO and founder of Oxman, stated that the technology behind the O° shoe “seeks to minimize harm in its conception and nourish the environment in its afterlife.” The company is currently looking for potential partners and investors to scale up production of O° shoes and textiles and bring them to market. The focus is on creating environmentally-friendly products that align with the goal of reducing harm to the environment.
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