SQUEEZE THE ORANGE

Orange Bioplastic For Fashion

Squeeze the Orange is a research project on the reuse of the orange peel to make biodegradable and compostable materials for the fashion industry.

The orange peel is a food waste residue that is generated abundantly in the

Mediterranean diet and we can give it another life as many other things that we consider "waste" today.

Through the work and knowledge shared between makers and designers, we have investigated orange waste to design a material that all fashion designers can use. The project has been developed in collaboration with restaurants in the #Poblenou neighborhood with the purpose of manufacturing a waterproof bioplastic that is totally biodegradable or compostable using the dehydrated orange peel for the production of clothing and accessories for the fashion industry.

It is innovative to use local orange residues to manufacture a piece for fashion design using environmentally sustainable and locally produced materials. Our collaborators are the neighborhood restaurants that can provide us with orange residues; local artisans and fashion designers; urban gardens and compost services; and workshops and collaborative entities in the neighborhoods like the 3D printing community spaces labs.

Participants: Elisenda Jaquemot, Susana Jurado Gavino, Nuria Bonet Roca

Partners: Restaurant Market Cuina Fresca, Connect Hort

Contact: @squeeztheorange

Squeeze the Orange Orange Bioplastic For Fashion