Cyanoskin is a new kind of “green wall” - an innovative “living” exterior paint for mid- and high-rise buildings, available in a range of natural shades. Once applied, the photosynthetic paint grows and thickens, creating a living layer that acts as a carbon sink. This start-up is already winning commercial recognition with awards and major funding. Its team is interdisciplinary designer and material scientist Emma and entrepreneur Antoinette Nothomb, working with biochemist Brishti Miller and Cambridge engineer Hayley Huang. They are also exploring ways additionally to foster the growth of moss, for a greater “sensory experience.” This start-up won the Young Change Makers Grant, the Arts Foundation Regenerative Design nomination and the Climate Entrepreneurs Club Prize. It is also more recently the winner of the Institution of Engineering Net Zero and Future Cities award, competing against BT and AstraZeneca, as well as winning a Net Zero Innovate UK Government grant.

Emma has an MA in Information Experience Design from the Royal College of Art (RCA).

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