“This Company Wants To Stop Our Algae Epidemic By Sucking It Up And Turning It Into Plastic”
By Adele Peters, Fast Company Co.Exist
“Looking at the thick green layer of slime on some Florida beaches, most people see only the environmental crisis: out-of-control algae, fed by human activity and climate change, are killing fish, manatees, and other underwater life. Rob Falken sees a solvable problem and your next pair of shoes...”
“Shoes made of algae will help us save the planet”
By Jessica O'Reilly, Techly
"Rob Falken is the dude of all dudes. A passionate surfer with a dream to save the planet. Dude!.."
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“Downward Dog Onto A Yoga Mat Made From Algae”
By Emma Hutchings, PSFK
"The joint venture’s aim is to help make sustainable products more easily accessible. It could be used to produce yoga mats, footwear, sporting goods (e.g. traction for surfboards) and toys, to name but a few. Rob Falken, Effekt’s and Bloom Holding’s Managing Director..."
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“The Clean Economy prevails over politics, Bloom Foam made from algae”
By Robert Colangelo, Green Sense
"Instead of clogging waterways, algae is being made into safe, petroleum-free plastic. Inventor and Managing Director Rob Falken with Bloom explains how his company's plastic is reducing..."
“Ian Walsh | Red Bull | TECNIQ Life Vest”
By Justin Cote, GrindTV
“Ian presented a real design challenge,” said Rob Falken, Managing Director at Tecniq. “He wanted his new custom life vest to incorporate an improved zippered entry and to have a reduction to the overall bulkiness, while maintaining or increasing the desired buoyancy..."
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“How Yoga Mats Made from Algae Could Help Save the Planet”
By Gillian Francella, MariasFarmCountryKitchen.com
“As global temperatures continue to rise, and as [the] human population expands, algae blooms are becoming more invasive,” says Rob Falken, managing director of BLOOM Foam, a new business that plans to transform algae into the flexible foam found in yoga mats, tennis shoes, luggage and even bath toys.”
“What If Your Sneakers And Yoga Mats Were Made From Algae Instead Of Plastic?” By Jessica Leber, FastCompany.com
“Another advantage, says Falken, is that algae has anti-microbial properties. Bloom is currently doing third-party testing that will validate these properties, which, if successful, could allow Bloom’s customers to market yoga mats or sneakers made from an “anti-odor” material.”
TECNIQ & SYNBRA Introduce The First Truly Bio-Based Alternative To Traditional Surfboard Foam
“For me, the best parts are that the foam is created entirely from a renewable resource and that dangerous chemicals are not used in production. This means the foam is drastically less toxic for the surfboard craftsmen during shaping” stated Falken.
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Zotefoams to Supply Ultra Light-weight, High Performance HydroZOTE™ for O’NEILL Competition Wakeboard and Water-Ski Vests
“The foam (HydroZOTE™) is definitely a game-changer,” said Rob Falken, Managing Director at Tecniq LLC. “Personally, I’m really excited about the environmental process utilized to manufacture it” he continued.
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ALGIX & Effekt Introduce World's First Algae-Derived Flexible Foams | PressRelease.com
“Flexible foams have been overwhelmingly made out of non-renewable petrochemicals for decades,” says Rob Falken, Effekt’s and Bloom Holding’s Managing Director. “Over the past year we’ve worked really hard to create a suitable algae biomass alternative that doesn’t compromise performance and that delivers tried–and–true characteristics for all sorts of demanding applications” he continued.
“Flexible Foams with Algae”, Bioplastics Magazine
“As a feedstock, algae biomass is a non-food resource, requiring no pesticides to grow and is found in abundance globally. This ensures a consistent and stable raw material supply for years to come. We are literally turning a negative into a positive,” stated Falken.
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Ian Walsh | Red Bull | TECNIQ Life Vest By Justin Cote, MensJournal.com
“Ian presented a real design challenge,” said Rob Falken, Managing Director at TECNIQ. “He wanted his new custom life vest to incorporate an improved zippered entry and to have a reduction to the overall bulkiness, while maintaining or increasing the desired buoyancy.”