By Tiffany Holman in Beijing

Seaweed-based clothing is a relatively new concept in the fashion industry. Karma Beach Club is a clothing company based in China that creates sustainable and organic clothes made from seaweed fibre.

The founder of the company, Dirk Eschenbacher, was inspired by the many benefits of seaweed, including its ability to remove CO2 from the atmosphere faster than trees. Different seaweed species have a myriad of endless uses from pharmaceutical applications, fertilizers, bioplastics, and biofuels.

Giant kelp is the world’s largest species of marine algae which grows in cool, clear ocean waters. To make their clothes, Karma Beach Club sustainably harvests seaweed fibre from the cell walls of giant kelps.

Eschenbacher gave Our Today an insight into the beautiful process of weaving fabric.

Once harvested, seaweed fibre is then blended with other organically farmed fibres such as cotton, hemp, or bamboo to create seaweed yarn. The yarn is then woven into a fine and feather-light seaweed fabric that makes pieces feel luxurious to the touch.

Seaweed fabric has many benefits. It is a renewable resource that can be grown without pesticides, herbicides, or freshwater. It can also be harvested without damaging the environment.

Unlike synthetic fabrics, seaweed-based clothing can decompose naturally without releasing harmful chemicals into the environment.

Seaweed contains natural antibacterial and hypoallergenic properties that can help to reduce odours and skin irritations, inhibit the growth of bacteria and microbes on garments without the use of chemicals. is

Karma Beach Club’s signature Seaweed Tee is made from a breakthrough blend of sustainably harvested kelp fibre with organic Indian cotton and is a good choice for outdoor activities.

Eschenbacher believes that ‘we each have our own KARMA BEACH CLUB, and how it looks and feels is as unique as we are’.

Karma Beach Club offers sustainable, organic, and luxurious clothing made from the earth’s miracle material – seaweed. The company ships worldwide.

Some of the largest seaweed-producing countries are China, Indonesia, and the Philippines.