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FIELD NOTES
This month, we explore how our teams are protecting mangroves, rivers and islands in the north of Australia, the south of Brazil and across the entire Maldives.
Meet the designer using mycelium in fashion and interior design to help us understand that death is a part of life
Maurizio Montalti is the cofounder of SQIM, a company on a mission to harness the power of mushrooms, collaborating with nature to design a fungal future.
Meet the designer making luxury fashion from seafood waste AND mushrooms
We catch up with Uyen Tran, who reflects on her upbringing on the coast of Vietnam and time working in New York, foundations that inspired her to launch TômTex with the aim to design the future.
FIELD NOTES – WORLD OCEANS DAY
From the coastline of Sri Lanka to the mountains of Rio, Parley’s teams and volunteers mobilized around for an unprecedented week of action.
Dior x Parley: The third capsule collection
For the third year running, we partnered with Dior on a Beachwear Capsule that reflects our collaborative desire to move towards a more eco-innovative future for fashion.
Redesigning in Sri Lanka
Our team in Sri Lanka recently collaborated with the Academy of Design in Colombo on a new project exploring critical ocean issues and the role young designers can play in creating solutions.
Modern Synthesis is the biotechnology company creating fashion with bacteria
We visited the Modern Synthesis lab in London to get a firsthand look at the products that they’re making using K.rhaeticus bacteria and learn more about their journey into the fashion industry.
How Sway is using seaweed to replace single-use plastic
We speak to Julia Marsh about her journey as a designer making ‘beautiful trash’ to being a CEO revolutionizing toxic food packaging.
The Unseen is revolutionizing the beauty industry using upcycled algae biomass
We speak to material scientist Lauren Bowker about why we need to be able to visualize the world that’s all around us, what alchemy means to her and her new pigment Algae Black.
FIELD NOTES – MARCH 2024
In this edition of Field Notes, we travel to Hawaiʻi to help restore native species, tackle one of the most polluted beaches in Sri Lanka and join Parley Chile in the far south of the country.
How sustainable aviation fuel will help humanity fly into the future
We speak to AIR COMPANY founder Greg Constantine about SAF, learning from nature to create new technologies and the mission to end extinction.
This plant produces the strongest fiber in the world – and the fabric of the future
We speak to Hannes Schoenegger about Bananatex’s mission, how fashion can play a role in averting the climate crisis and why optimism is key.
Parley Ocean School: Arpoador Beach
Parley Brazil teamed up with Rio de Janeiro-based NGOs, ocean experts, athletes and volunteers for an immersive Ocean School, surf clinic and cleanup.
FIELD NOTES – NOVEMBER 2023
Parley’s global network continues to expand operations – working across rugged coastlines, urban river systems, highly polluted beaches and remote islands. In this edition, we travel to the Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Australia.
EXPLORING ICE FIELDS WITH Greg Long & Ali Criscitiello
Exploring ice cores, contaminants and connections in Canada’s cryosphere. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏