BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®
BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE® A podcast series created by TENCEL™ Denim team from Lenzing. Each month they each will host podcast with a special guest and in-depth talks in the fringes of the Denim Community.
BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®
BLUE CAST Ep 515 - Sedef Uncu Aki / Gozen
BLUE CAST Ep 515 - Sedef Uncu Aki / Gozen
This BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Sedef Uncu Aki, CEO at Gozen.
About Dr. Sedef Uncu Aki
GOZEN CEO, Dr. Sedef Uncu Aki, brings 25 years of leadership experience in operations, commercial strategy and business growth, alongside her PhD in Textile Technology & Management. With a proven track record in managing over $100 million in P&L for global textile companies, she now oversees the delivery of LUNAFORM to product industries across mass, premium, and luxury segments - driven by a bold vision to create a new material reality.
About GOZEN
GOZEN (www.gozen.world) is a design-led biotechnology scale-up based in San Francisco, California & Istanbul, Turkey, that creates exceptional biomaterials for visionary creatives. Established in 2022 by fashion designer, Ece Gözen, GOZEN acts as a bridge between the worlds of next-generation technology, progressive design and the established traditions of artisan craft – united by a core purpose to protect the Earth.
About LUNAFORM™
LUNAFORM is an advanced nanocellulose biomaterial crafted in collaboration with nature. Through GOZEN’s BioCraft™ technology, the ingenuity of microorganisms are harnessed in a process of controlled fermentation, creating a fibrous biological lattice. The result is a material whose cascading drape, tensile strength and unmatched versatility position it as the natural successor to traditional materials - one source offering infinite possibilities.
Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 20 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING.
BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®
A podcast series created Lenzing’s TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.
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