Looking back on 2024, we're thrilled to present TOCCO Top 100 Authors—a group of designers, innovators, and thought leaders who have significantly influenced the material design landscape. Their insights shine light on sustainable practices, inspired the adoption of novel materials, and challenged conventional design paradigms. From transforming industrial waste into vibrant ceramics to pioneering bio-based construction techniques, these authors have not only shared their expertise but have also motivated all of us to envision and create a more sustainable future.
1. Adem Çolak
Natural Materials and Timeless Geometry
Adem Çolak is a designer known for integrating sustainable materials into his creations, focusing on timeless geometry that blends functionality with aesthetics.
→ Read Full Interview: Adem Çolak
2. Agne Kučerenkaite
Waste is bliss: a deepdive into Agne Kucerenkaite's ceramic work
Agne Kučerenkaite transforms metal waste—like iron and manganese residues from water treatment plants—into colorful ceramic tiles and tableware.
→ Read Full Interview: Agne Kucerenkaite
3. Aisha Kuijk
Nature's footprint: redefining shoe design
Aisha Kujik is a footwear designer and sustainability advocate, renowned for her multidimensional expertise in translating brand identities into commercially viable, wearable products.
→ Read Full Interview: Aisha Kuijk
4. Ana Patrícia Gomes
Risen from Rubble: Matterpieces' luxe cladding made with debris
Patrícia Gomes repurposes debris like glass, bricks, and old cement into stylish cladding for floors, walls, and furniture.
→ Read Full Interview: Patricia Gomez
5. Andrés Meiners
Advancing plant-based, compostable SAP
Andrés Meiners, through NamaLab, utilises frontier technologies like Nanotechnology and Material Science to address healthcare and sustainability challenges.
→ Read Full Interview: Andrés Meiners
6. Angela Ruiz
Desert Architecture: Angela Ruiz's bioconstruction
Angela Ruiz Robles has directed her attention to bioclimatic, ecological architecture, and bioconstruction, with a specific focus on sustainable development in desert architecture.
→ Read Full Interview: Ángela Ruiz
7. Angelo Renna
Reimagining Urban Landscapes and Soil Engineering
Angelo Renna integrates nature into urban settings to enhance biodiversity and community well-being.
→ Read Full Interview: Angelo Renna
8. Anna Handick
Art of Survival and Resilience
Anna Handick explores survival strategies and adaptation to adverse situations in the biological world.
→ Read Full Interview: Anna Handick
9. Apolline Morel-Lab
Shaping Light with Sculptural Glass Creations
Apolline Morel-Lab is known for her sculptural glass creations that play with light and form.
→ Read Full Interview: Apolline Morel-Lab
10. Arnaud Evrard
Bio-Based and Earth Construction Techniques
Arnaud Evrard focuses on lime-hemp mixtures and earth plasters to enhance energy efficiency and indoor climate regulation.
→ Read Full Interview: Arnaud Evrard
11. Bernd Tyskens and Benny Conings (Atelier Haute Cuisine)
Creating Light Art and Sculptural Designs
Atelier Haute Cuisine focuses on handmade objects, light sculptures, furniture, site-specific installations, and conceptual designs.
→ Read Full Interview: Atelier Haute Cuisine
12. Aude Penouty
Pioneering Sustainable Lingerie
With over 15 years in the fashion industry, Aude Penouty is dedicated to providing sustainable alternatives in design, sourcing, and production, emphasizing eco-friendly materials and responsible methods.
→ Read Full Interview: Aude Penouty
13. Noémie Dumesnil (Authentic Material)
Leather waste to solutions for luxury industry
Noémie has developed expertise in technology transfer management in the Netherlands and France. Since 2017, she has been a shareholder and managing director of Authentic Material, a company at the leading edge of circular leather recycling.
→ Read Full Interview: Authentic Material
14. Bisher Tabbaa (FADAA)
Redefining Spaces with Sustainable Design Solutions
Bisher Tabbaa is the founder of FADAA and focuses on creating adaptable spaces that meet clients' needs while minimizing environmental impact.
→ Read Full Interview: FADAA
15. Camille Gauthier (NUJOU)
Upcycled Leatherwork for a Modern Aesthetic
Camille Gauthier is the creative force behind NUJOU and creates body-hugging pieces, expressing her style and values while championing quality and ethical practices in fashion manufacturing.
→ Read Full Interview: NUJOU
16. Chloe Harper
Earth-centric Industrial Design
Chloe Harper’s practice is earth-centric and is informed by principles of biodesign, sustainability, and experimentalism.
→ Read Full Interview: Chloe Harper
17. Chryssa Kotoula
Creating Circular Terrazzo Designs
Chryssa Kotoula is known for her 'Circular Terrazzo' project, which utilizes recycled materials to create sustainable and aesthetically pleasing terrazzo designs.
→ Read Full Interview: Chryssa Kotoula
18. Clémence Birot
Scandinavian-Inspired Design
Clémence Birot is a designer who creates sober and time-less objects, focusing on the exploration of materials and forms to produce unique and functional pieces.
→ Read Full Interview: Clémence Birot
19. Cynthia Chou
Interdisciplinary Artist Exploring Identity and Memory
Cynthia Chou reimagines preservation and symbolism. She contributes to the discourse on sustainability in the arts while pushing the boundaries of biomaterials in her practice.
→ Read Full Interview: Cynthia Chou
20. Davide Viggiano
Exploring Bio-Sculptures and Organic Matter
Davide Viggiano engages in sensitive trans-disciplinary research that embraces various studies such as biology, anthropology, sociology, ecology, and philosophy.
→ Read Full Interview: Davide Viggiano
21. Dimitris Symeonidis
Rethinking Fur Materiality
Dimitris Symeonidis is the CEO at Massas-Filinadas Sustainable Textiles, a company working on the world's first high-quality, circular natural fur products.
→ Read Full Interview: Dimitris Symeonidis
22. Dirk-Jan Oudshoorn
Promoting Sustainable Cosmetics Ingredients
Dirk-Jan Oudshoorn is the co-founder and CEO of Forestwise, a company dedicated to producing sustainable, ethically sourced ingredients for the cosmetics industry, promoting environmental conservation and fair trade practices.
→ Read Full Interview: Forestwise
23. Dorian Étienne
The richness of the world’s cultural heritages
Dorian Étienne combines art and craft through a humanistic and eco-responsible design approach. Anchored in near or distant territories, he observes cultures and histories, techniques and materials.
→ Read Full Interview: Dorian Étienne
24. Elena Cuadrado
Pioneering mechanical recycling in footwear
Elena Cuadrado is a fashion designer specialising sustainable footwear and accessories.
→ Read Full Interview: Elena Cuadrado
25. Elsa May
Advocating for Smart Fashion Solutions
Elsa May is a fashion designer committed to ethical production methods, utilising sustainable materials and transparent supply chains to create fashion pieces that are both stylish and socially responsible.
→ Read Full Interview: Elsa May
26. Emily Zadoretzky
Creating Eco-Conscious Art with Natural Pigments
Emily Zadoretzky is an artist who creates eco-conscious artworks using natural pigments and earth tones, emphasizing the beauty of sustainable materials in her creative process.
→ Read Full Interview: Emily Zadoretzky
27. Femke Lotgerink
Championing Sustainable and Ethically Sourced Bags
Femke Lotgerink is the sustainability manager at O My Bag, a company that produces eco-friendly bags and accessories, oversees the companies social impact and environmental performance, fostering job creation and opportunities for women in India while actively reducing the brand's environmental footprint.
→ Read Full Interview: Femke Lotgernik
28. Flavia Amadeu
Innovating with Amazonian Rubber in Design
Flavia Amadeu is a designer who works with Amazonian rubber, creating sustainable products that support local communities and promote environmental conservation through innovative design.
→ Read Full Interview: Flavia Amadeu
29. Orlando Valente (FMT Estudio)
Transforming Living Experiences in Yucatán
FMT Estudio, led by Orlando Valente, specializes in crafting architectural projects that redefine living experiences across the Yucatán Peninsula.
→ Read Full Interview: FMT Estudio
30. Simona De Fazio & Carmen Carugno
Innovative Material Design and Artistry
Studio Sospeso, specialises in interior design and art direction, blending diverse inspirations like art and music into their unique creations.
→ Read Full Interview: Studio Sospeso
31. Frederik Rasenberger (EveryOtherDay)
Championing Conscious Choices in Everyday Objects
Frederik Rasenberger is the founder of EveryOtherDay, guided by the principles of the circular economy, their designs are carefully crafted to ensure that materials and products can be repurposed indefinitely.
→ Read Full Interview: EveryOtherDay
32. Fredrik Malmfors
Advancing Lignin-based Plastics
Fredrik Malmfors, CEO of Lignin Industries, produces a thermoplastic product Renol from wood- or agri-based Lignin and bio-oils.
→ Read Full Interview: Fredrik Malmfors
33. Giorgio Bena
Exploring Metal Design Innovations
Giorgio Bena specialises in bespoke furniture and interior design and also works as an art and design curator and professor.
→ Read Full Interview: Giorgio Bena
34. Giuditta Passini
Innovating with Sustainable Textiles
Giuditta Passini is a textile designer specializing in sustainable fabrics and eco-friendly dyeing techniques.Her work seeks to reduce the environmental impact of textile production while maintaining high aesthetic and functional standards.
→ Read Full Interview: Giuditta Passini
35. Grégory Brunet
Exploring Recycled Plastics
Grégory Brunet questions the perceptions, uses, and tangible interactions that materials, sounds, or gestures allow you to create.
→ Read Full Interview: Grégory Brunet
36. Henri Texier
The Search for Ideal Proportion
Henri Texier's work emphasises proportion, simplicity, and the use of natural, sustainable materials made in France.
→ Read Full Interview: Henri Texier
37. Ihab El Riz
Combining Modern and Traditional
Ihab El Riz creates sustainable, durable, and visually captivating objects by rejuvenating old materials such as glass, stone, and aluminum, combining new technologies with traditional craftsmanship.
→ Read Full Interview: Ihab El Riz
38. Inge Simonis
Forming Porcelain and Light
The material from which she designs is naturally formless and not bound by size, which gives Simonis the freedom to shape her ideas.*
→ Read Full Interview: Inge Simonis
39. Jacobo Cuesta Wolf
Innovating Sustainable Furniture Design
Jacobo Cuesta Wolf’s main interests now encompass furniture and industrial design, as well as exploring the relationship between the circular economy and contemporary consumption patterns.
→ Read Full Interview: Jacobo Cuesta Wolf
40. Jehnna Yang
Homage to Mountain
By combining her material and visual research experiences, Jehnna’s work focuses on the practical and future-oriented application of materials in design.
→ Read Full Interview: Jehnna Yang
41. Jasper Middendorp
Home-compostable 3D printers: Junai's radical view
Junai.earth offers accessible sustainable manufacturing solutions through its user-friendly biomaterial 3D printers, kits, and materials, ensuring that everyone can participate in eco-friendly production.
→ Read Full Interview: Jasper Middendorp
42. Justus Knut Schomann
Innovating in Sustainable Metalwork
Justus Knut Schomann thinks that we need no raw material that uses 50% less asbestos; we need 0%.
→ Read Full Interview: Justus Knut Schomann
43. Karl Pärtel (RAIKU)
Redefines Protection
Karl Pärtel is the co-founder of RAIKU, a company specializing in eco-friendly packaging alternatives that reduce environmental impact by utilizing sustainable materials and innovative designs.
→ Read Full Interview: Karl Pärtel
44. Lameice Abu Aker
Rethinking Glass Design
Lameice Abu Aker, founder of Ornamental by Lameice, is dedicated to reviving Palestinian artisanal traditions.
→ Read Full Interview: Lameice Abu Aker
45. Laura Bordini
Algae to Eco-Packs
Laura Bordini focused on materials and new technologies and how they can improve our current habits by finding more responsible alternatives.
→ Read Full Interview: Laura Bordini
46. Laura Messing
Pioneering Bioleather and Biodegradable Sculptures
Laura Messing's art, centered on environmental justice, climate change, and sustainability, uses biodegradable materials in installations and sculptures to advocate for better human interactions with nature.
→ Read Full Interview: Laura Messing
47. Leo Achard
Exploring Repurposed Elegance
Leo Achard’s work is nourished by constant observation of reality and a desire to create unique, out-of-the-ordinary atmospheres and moments.
→ Read Full Interview: Leo Achard
48. Lizzie Wright
Creating Bioplastics and Single-Used Designs
Lizzie Wright brings expertise in design research, sustainable material development, manufacturing, and behavioural psychology, which she has acquired through her work in packaging, health and personal care, consumer goods, and electronics accessories.
→ Read Full Interview: Lizzie Wright
49. Luis Quijano
Fashion Designer exploring Bio-fibers
Luis Quijano is a fashion designer and researcher specialising in sustainable fashion through biotechnology. His work focuses on developing bacterial cellulose as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional textiles, aiming to revolutionise the fashion industry's environmental impact.
→ Read Full Interview: Luis Quijano
50. Lynn Power (MASAMI)
A Vegan Secret to Hydration
Lynn Power is the co-founder and CEO of MASAMI, a premium clean haircare brand launched in February 2020. With a background in advertising, Lynn transitioned to entrepreneurship, focusing on botanically hydrated hair products that emphasize sustainability and high performance.
→ Read Full Interview: MASAMI
51. Selen Tavtin
Grown leather from mother yeast
A mix-cultured cellulose-based leather-like material called HER, by Selen Tavtin, a fashion designer based in Turkey with more than 10 years of experience in bioproducts and Biodesign.
→ Read Full Interview: HER Studio
52. Marc Violo
Exploring the Magic of Mycelium
Marc Violo founded MycoStories in 2022, a global fungi innovation network focused on exploring and promoting the applications of fungi for sustainable solutions.
→ Read Full Interview: Marc Violo
53. XL EXTRALIGHT
Revolutionising Lightweight Material for Footwear
XL EXTRALIGHT®, a brand known for its lightweight, durable, and eco-friendly materials used across various industries, including fashion and design.
→ Read Full Interview: XL EXTRALIGHT®
54. Marine Peyre
Innovating Modular and Sustainable Furniture Design
Marine Peyre is a designer focusing on modular and sustainable furniture, creating adaptable pieces that blend functionality with contemporary aesthetics.
→ Read Full Interview: Marine Peyre
55. Mario Medina Vilela
Advocating for Biodesign in Architecture
Mario Medina Vilela thinks that bio design can bridge gaps in our relationship with materials. We often think of materials as non-biological, static, and disconnected elements from our living environments, that we only choose them from an aesthetic perspective.
→ Read Full Interview: Mario Medina Vilela
56. Martine Ilana
How circular design boosts brand image and growth
Martine Ilana, with over two decades of diverse global design and manufacturing expertise, founded Temescal Creative Agency to bridge the gap in sustainable design execution within the Circular Economy
→ Read Full Interview: Martin Ilana
57. Melek Yurdum (Hermhaus)
Innovating Sustainable Furniture Design
Melek Yurdum, co-founder of Hermhaus, is recognized for her sustainable and adaptable furniture designs.Her work emphasizes modularity and eco-friendly materials, creating pieces that are both functional and environmentally responsible.
→ Read Full Interview: Hermhaus
58. Melina Bucher
Pioneering Vegan Luxury Handbags
Melina Bucher is a German designer redefining luxury fashion with her vegan handbags. Utilizing innovative materials like MIRUM®—a 100% biobased, plastic-free leather alternative—her designs combine sustainability with high-end aesthetics.
→ Read Full Interview: Melina Bucher
59. Michelle Ivankovic
Advancing Upholstery Solutions
Michelle Ivankovic is a product designer known for her commitment to sustainability and user-centered design.Her work spans various industries, focusing on creating functional and eco-friendly products that enhance everyday life.
→ Read Full Interview: Michelle Ivankovic
60. Mina Abouzahra
Weaving Wonders with Moroccan Female Artisans
Mina Abouzahra is a designer who integrates Moroccan craftsmanship with contemporary design.Her creations highlight traditional techniques and materials, bringing cultural heritage into modern interiors.
→ Read Full Interview: Mina Abouzahra
61. Naoki Kawano x Pierre Frey
Layers of Emotion in SKIN Concept Installation
Naoki Kawano is a Paris-based artist who explores the interplay of texture and symbolism in his sculptures, installations, and paintings. His work aims to evoke deep emotional responses and challenge perceptions.
→ Read Full Interview: Naoki Kawano
62. Luke Haverhals (NFW)
Plastic-free performance materials from NFW
Luke Haverhals is the founder of Natural Fiber Welding (NFW), a company specialising in sustainable, plant-based materials as an all-natural alternatives to petroleum-derived synthetic plastics.
→ Read Full Interview: NFW
63. Nik Lee
Kind Colour & Growth Simulation
Nik Lee is committed to leveraging design for human benefit and championing environmental sustainability.
→ Read Full Interview: Nik Lee
64. Nikolaj Storm
Championing on eclectic streetwear & circularity
Nikolaj Storm played a great role in transitioning companies to a more sustainable profile in terms of design, supply chain, logistics, and circularity.
→ Read Full Interview: Nikolaj Storm
65. Paolo Stefano Gentile
Exploring Material Innovation in Design
Paolo Stefano Gentile is a designer focused on material innovation, and experimented across matter rangng from potato peels to FSC paper.
→ Read Full Interview: Paolo Stefano Gentile
66. Patricia Miller
Innovating Sustainable Product Manufacturing
Patricia Miller is the founder and CEO of M4 Factory, a product design and manufacturing company that emphasizes sustainability and innovation. She is recognised as a visionary and change agent, disrupting traditional manufacturing processes to drive industry growth and usher in a new era of culture and leadership.
→ Read Full Interview: M4 Factory
67. Peter Jeun Ho Tsang
Pioneering Fashion Technology Ventures
Peter Jeun Ho Tsang is the founder and CEO of Beyond Form, a venture studio specializing in fashion technology. His work focuses on building and scaling technology solutions for the fashion industry.
→ Read Full Interview: Beyond Form
68. Philipp Aduatz
Creating the Intersection of Art and Tech
Philipp Aduatz is an Austrian designer renowned for his experimental furniture pieces that blend art and design. Utilizing advanced technologies like 3D printing, he crafts unique, sculptural forms that challenge traditional furniture design conventions.
→ Read Full Interview: Philipp Aduatz
69. Philippe Lassaux
Blending Couture and Craft in Interior Design
Philippe Lassaux says that your connection with nature becomes natural, through the palettes you see, the natural elements you touch.
→ Read Full Interview: Philippe Lassaux
70. Pierre Salaün
Crafting Bespoke Furniture and Interiors
Pierre Salaün is a French designer and craftsman specialises in product optimization with a focus on production techniques and materials.
→ Read Full Interview: Pierre Salaün
71. Alexis and Axel Gómez-Ortigoza (Polybion)
Pioneering Biomaterial Innovation
Brothers Alexis and Axel Gómez-Ortigoza co-founded Polybion, a company that upcycles fruit waste into premium biomaterials. Their flagship product, Celium™, is a sustainable alternative to traditional leather, contributing to eco-friendly fashion solutions.
→ Read Full Interview: Polybion
72. Poorva Shrivastava
3D Printing with Living Materials
Poorva Shrivastava is absolutely in thrall of the millions of years of evolutionary knowledge microbes hold.
→ Read Full Interview: Poorva Shrivastava
73. Raquel Navarro Miguel (Aitiip)
Advancing Biobased Additive Manufacturing
Raquel Navarro Miguel is an Industrial Design Engineer at Aitiip Technology Centre, specializing in biobased materials for 3D printing. Her innovations are redefining eco-friendly additive manufacturing, contributing to sustainable production methods.
→ Read Full Interview: Raquel Navarro Miguel
74. Reda Amalou
Mastery of Texture: From Bronze, Bamboo Cane to Murano Glass
Reda Amalou’s work is a reflection of the myriad cultural influences he has encountered during his journeys, blending various sources of inspiration to achieve a direct and intuitive expression while maintaining the integrity of the original concept.
→ Read Full Interview: Reda Amalou
75. Renate Vos
Imperfection is a Gift
Renate Vos is a Dutch designer who weaves various materials together to bring new objects to life.
→ Read Full Interview: Renate Vos
76. Roosa Ryhänen
Crafting Woodwork Curves
Roosa Ryhänen thrives on challenging norms, which often leads to intriguing results in her work.
→ Read Full Interview: Roosa Ryhänen
77. Jean-Baptiste Sénéquier
Provençal Textures Transformed: Wood & Concrete Work
Rooted in local values and traditions, the studio draws its inspiration from the beauty of simple, human, and pragmatic things. This influence is reflected in a creative approach that respects the territory and local craftsmanship.
→ Read Full Interview: Studio Sénéquier
78. Sara Cicognani (Flocus)
From Tree to Fiber
Sara Cicognani started Flocus in 2016. Flocus is a trailblazer in sustainable textiles using kapok fiber.
→ Read Full Interview: Sara Cicognani
79. Sarah Harbarth (KUORI)
Leveraging Byproducts
Sarah Harbarth’s Swiss Cleantech company revolutionising sustainable materials through a circular economy approach.
→ Read Full Interview: KUORI
80. Selenia Marinelli
Beyond human: Selenia Marinelli on bio-architecture
Selenia Marinelli is a bio-architect and material activist exploring new materials for bio-informed architecture. Her research focuses on integrating biological principles into architectural design to promote sustainability and environmental harmony.
→ Read Full Interview: Selenia Marinelli
81. Shaghayegh Ranjbar
Architectural 3D-printed fabrics
Shaghayegh Ranjbar’s xpertise lies in integrating digital technologies and design to advance sustainability, with a specialisation in 3D printing on pre-tensioned textiles.
→ Read Full Interview: Shaghayegh Ranjbar
82. Shahar Livne
Designs with Blood and Man-made Fossils
Shahar Livne is a material designer who aims to create a critical perspective on the use of materials in humans and nonhumans to understand and communicate wide public social, philosophical, and ecological issues.
→ Read Full Interview: Shahar Livne
83. Sonya Parenti
Driver of Sustainable Fashion
Sonya Parenti is a fashion design expert dedicated to revolutionizing the industry through sustainability.
→ Read Full Interview: Sonya Parenti
84. Studio BrichetZiegler
Precision and Poetry
Studio BrichetZiegler is a contemporary design studio founded by Caroline Ziegler and Pierre Brichet. The studio focuses on creating modern furniture and lighting solutions that blend functionality with artistic expression.
→ Read Full Interview: Studio BrichetZiegler
85. Nayoung Lee
Oysters and urban birds: Nayoung Lee’s exploratory spin
Nayoung Lee graduated from the Sculpture Department and Industrial Design Department at Seoul National University's College of Fine Arts. She walks us through her designs with deep thinking of how we live in urban areas today and tomorrow
→ Read Full Interview: Nayoung Lee
86. Tanush Prem (Mushloop)
Mycelium-based Packaging
Tanush Prem founded Mushloop. Mushloop is a sustainable packaging startup that replaces styrofoam and single-use plastics with mycelium and agricultural waste.
→ Read Full Interview: Mushloop
87. Nadja Schulze
The joyful lightness of light
Nadja Schulze is an interior design student at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design. Nadja is passionate about translating visions into interior design concepts and drafts, with a particular focus on the transformative power of light.
→ Read Full Interview: Nadja Schulze
88. Dr. Thomas Schmidt (Hua Feng Textile Group)
Sensational Surfaces: Huafeng's HAPTIC 3D Coating Technology
Dr. Thomas Schmidt has established a strong scientific record, with numerous publications and patents to his name.
→ Read Full Interview: Thomas Schmidt
89. Tiago Braga (Oiamo)
Defining Ancestral Design
Tiago Braga founded Oiamo to revive the craft traditions of southern Brazil through Ancestral Design.
→ Read Full Interview: Tiago Braga
90. Tijn van Orsouw
Giving Materials a Second Chance
Tijn van Orsouw works within a multidisciplinary creative environment, leveraging his versatile design skills and deep cultural and business insights in his projects.
→ Read Full Interview: Tijn van Orsouw
91. Uygar Gözcü (Studio Laf)
Creating a Wabi-Sabi Soul
Uygar Gözcü wanted to tell stories through products by shaping natural materials by hand.
→ Read Full Interview: Uygar Gözcü
92. Christine Rochlitz (LUCKYNELLY)
Vegan luxury is possible
A Berlin-based genuine fashion designer label for vegan and ethical luxury handbags and accessories, that combines high end luxury with sustainability.
→ Read Full Interview: LUCKYNELLY
93. Vivian Erdtsieck
Eternal Fabric made from Scraps
Vivian Erdtsieck focuses on finding ways to function within this economy without losing sight of what is truly important.
→ Read Full Interview: Vivian Erdtsieck
94. Alexander Ståhl
Towards an upcycled built environment
Alexander Ståhl, an architect deeply engaged in circular economy and regenerative design, bridges urban and peri-urban landscapes to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
→ Read Full Interview: Alexander Ståhl
95. Bosan Zhang (IGO Textile)
SEAQUAL® Yarn: turning tide on plastic
Bosan Zhang serves as the CEO of IGO Textile, with an extensive 26-year background in the textile industry. Since its establishment in 2005, IGO Textile has been a pioneer in developing and producing eco-friendly fabrics.
→ Read Full Interview: Igo Textile
96. Adrian Jankowiak (Nairobi Design Week)
Bridging Design and Culture at Nairobi Design Week 2024
Adrian Jankowiak is the founder of Nairobi Design, a consultancy and community that organises Nairobi Design Week, Kenya's annual design festival.
→ Read Full Interview: Nairobi Design Week
97. Apache Star
Ocean Plastic Reimagined in Apache Star’s High-Performance Outerwear
Apache Star is a fashion and lifestyle label inspired by the rebellious spirit of extreme athlete Roger Klüh. In 2015, Klüh set a world record by crossing from the USA to Cuba in the two-time World Champion Powerboat, Apache Star.
→ Read Full Interview: Apache Star
98. Emma Grosse (HAY!STRAWS)
Grain & Grass: Eco cutlery choice
HAY! Straws was founded with a mission to replace single-use plastics by offering compostable, plant-based alternatives such as drinking straws made from straw, hence the name "HAY! Straws". Since 2018, this San Francisco-based company, with the support of over 2000 hospitality partners, has successfully replaced over 156 million plastic straws and pieces of cutlery.
→ Read Full Interview: HAY!STRAWS
99. Julia Kay (Great Wrap)
Compostable Pallet Wrap: Great Wrap’s Answer to Global Plastic Waste
Julia Kay is the Co-founder & Co-CEO at Great Wrap, a materials science company manufacturing home compostable stretch wrap made with compostable biopolymers and plant-based oils.
→ Read Full Interview: Great Wrap
100. Nicolau dos Santos and Stephanie Blanchard
Sand, Plastics, and Cardboard: IAMMI’s Artful Reuse in Design
IAMMI Studio, based in Portugal, undertakes a diverse range of projects, both self-initiated and client-commissioned, constantly experimenting with various techniques and materials.
→ Read Full Interview: IAMMI Studio
As we look forward to 2025, we anticipate even greater innovation and collaboration in material design. The Tocco team is excited to delve deeper and learn even more from all the great minds out there in this new year.
