Meet the Kering Generation Award Winners

Theme: Supply Chain Issues, focusing on chemicals and clean water in production.

Winners:

#1 - Melephant, provides natural dyes from organic waste in a circular, no-waste system.  

#2 - Heyuan,  uses its proprietary innovative water treatment technology for printing and dyeing.  

#3 - FeiLiu Tech, offers supply chain optimization through AI that allows for small batch runs to avoid overproduction.  

Theme: “Biodiversity and Beyond,” focusing on biodiversity restoration and conservation in the fashion industry.

Winners:
#1 - Peelsphere, creates material based on renewable seaweed and plant and fruit waste.

#2 - OTEX, concentrates on soil health and cultures processes.

#3 - Zeno Technology, uses its new generation biotechnology to cover the whole process from dye production to printing.

Theme: "Coming Full Circle", focused on developing a circular business model using the “5 Rs” - redesign, reuse, recycle, regenerate and recognition.

Winners:
#1 - Yi Design, uses high-value ceramic waste across its entire supply chain, giving new life to non-recyclable ceramic fragments.

#2- PhaBuilder, uses cutting-edge synthetic biotechnology to develop innovative materials such as PHA from non-food biomass waste.

#3 - Cobbler's Suggest, combines digital tools and leather repair artisanship in their innovative business model of after-sales care services

Theme: "Sustainable Fashion & Beauty", focused on startups addressing the key stages of a product's life cycle: alternative raw materials, manufacturing, retail, and customer engagement.

Winners: 
#1 - Fermenstation Co., Ltd., uses fermentation technology to transform food waste into natural aromatic essences without new resource extraction, thus promoting a circular economy with plant-based functional ingredients.

#2 – AMPHICO, creates innovative PFAS-free breathable waterproof textiles, aligning with US and European regulations, and also using its unique dyeing algorithm to create 1,000+ colors with just six threads, thus potentially reducing the environmental impact of textile dyeing.

#3 - Algal Bio, a bio-venture with applications in healthcare, beauty, and fashion draws on Japan’s marine micro algae, using algae’s functional ingredients and natural pigments to create anti-aging, UV protection, and hydration products.

Theme: Customer engagement, circular economy, and water protection.  

Winners:

#1 - Darah Solutions Lab, a sustainable fashion startup whose operations include a recycling and local production facility, transforms textile waste and discarded clothes into new creations.  

#2 – Amused, Saudi Arabia's first and biggest community marketplace for pre-loved luxury items, uses AI to ensure product authenticity and connect buyers and sellers.

#3 – Asteri, a desert-proof clean beauty brand made of locally sourced ingredients; B-Corp certified, vegan, microplastic-free, and cruelty-free, with 70% recycled packaging.

Theme: 'Second Chance, First Choice,' explores unconventional materials and techniques to transform waste into something valuable.

Winners:

Student Category
Lee Min Seo, for Rhythm Reborn, a unique collection crafted from discarded leather of the janggu, a traditional Korean percussion instrument.

Startup Category
Ianyan, Chinese brand highlighting fractured opals and unusual stones through its collections, often overlooked in conventional jewelry for their raw beauty.