Ponda - Terra Carta Design Lab finalist 2024 | Royal College of Art

Ponda is a biomaterials company developing novel textiles from truly regenerative fibres. Ponda connects the regeneration of some of our most precious ecosystems, wetlands, with the production of responsible materials for the textile industry, empowering fashion brands to weave regeneration into the clothes we wear.
Ponda’s first product, BioPuff® is a next-generation insulation that enhances biodiversity, captures carbon, and strengthens the resilience of our industry. This revolutionary insulation technology significantly reduces reliance on conventional fillers, representing a leap forward. BioPuff® offers excellent warmth, natural water repellency, and puffiness whilst also being cruelty-free and fully traceable from plant to puffer.
The Ponda team: Julian Ellis-Brown, Antonia Jara Contreras, Finlay Duncan and Neloufar Taheri (MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering, 2020)