This is where our technology begins: with a sugar-like material extracted from seaweed. The compound we developed — the one that gives our materials their distinctive functionality and delicate shine — is called SEI™.
À propos
Introducing ER Ocean Recherche – The result of Eugène Riconneaus’ latest journey. No longer content of transforming ocean into art, he dived into biotech, and landed on next-gen materials ready to disrupt the industry. Born as an artist with a mission, evolved into a scientist surrounded by stills, and is ready to unveil his latest creations: fibers, alternative leather, and more. The launch of ER Ocean Recherche follows a long period of research in biotechnology and material science. Growing up in La Rochelle, a vein of concern for the health of the ocean was always part of Eugène. He started to experiment with seaweed and seafood waste from Nouvelle Aquitaine to craft his artworks and creations, giving new life to these elements. Now, a further step: high-performance materials, suited for several applications. Eugène Riconneaus’ work explores biofabrication, biomimicry and nanostructured marine materials, and extends beyond traditional technical development. ER Ocean Recherche shows how challenging conventional creation methods goes beyond art and fashion, and leads to a more sustainable future, shaped by cutting-edge materials that heals, rather than harm, the planet and its oceans. Once again, Eugène Riconneaus is demonstrating how art, science and culture can be successfully unified: aligning beauty and performance with nature’s well-being is crucial to achieve a better tomorrow.
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www.oceanrecherche.com
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- Secteur
- Recherche en biotechnologie
- Taille de l’entreprise
- 2-10 employés
- Siège social
- Paris
- Type
- Société indépendante
- Fondée en
- 2024
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Paris, FR
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La Rochelle, FR
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ER Ocean Recherche a republié ceci
Swimming upstream is how you reach the source. https://lnkd.in/e5t22A2x
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ER Ocean Recherche will be at ChangeNOW We are presenting our first fabric collection, made from SeiYarn™, spun from SeiFibre™ — our marine biomass fiber. This project is rooted in a simple conviction: designers should not only choose materials, but help shape them at the source. Designer Eugène Riconneaus went back upstream — from silhouette to fiber, from fiber to process, from process to matter. At ChangeNOW, we are unveiling a first preview of what comes next: a fabric collection conceived from the micron scale for fellow designers, and brought to life with the support of a consortium of 30 industrial partners working alongside ER Ocean Recherche. ChangeNOW 2026 March 30 – April 1 8:30–18:00 Grand Palais, Paris 8 Fashion Area
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As ER Ocean Recherche continues to grow, we are opening several positions across R&D, textile engineering, and operations. While this is a unique opportunity to a front-row seat in our exciting startup, you will not be required just to seat and look: you will actively engage in driving progress. If you are dynamic, humble and passionate about the ocean, send us your cv. 📍 Based in Paris 📩 Applications: contact@seisearch.com
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Sourcing Journal ER Ocean Recherche is promoting marine biomass as its preferred feedstock for fashion anddesign, supplying a portfolio of materials sourced from ocean resources. “I couldn’t find the next-gen materials that met designers’ expectations and could scale—soI studied the science to build them,” founder Eugène Riconneaus said. The company is developing what it describes as marine biomass–based textile and materialsolutions intended for use across fashion, interiors and industrial design. Its biomass-made“SeiShell” leather alternative and “SeiYarn” fiber are the research and developmentcenter’s inaugural sea-sourced solutions. Based in Paris, the company focuses on converting ocean-derived materials into fibers andsurfaces that meet commercial design standards. Its current production capacity is about510,000 linear meters, with 7,000 linear meters preordered. ER Ocean Recherche positions its materials within the wider movement toward regenerative,biobased inputs. The company has presented its work through exhibitions and design collaborations, situating itself at the intersection of marine innovation and material researchrather than as a traditional textile mill.
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ER Ocean Recherche a republié ceci
SWIMMING UPSTREAM Don’t read this love letter, everything is on the video. As our first year comes to a close for ER Ocean Recherche, it feels less like a year ending and more like a tide receding after a tsunami. And early year 2… we can finally see the horizon. 10 months ago, when we officially launched publicly ER Ocean Recherche, it was still mostly invisible at a micron size sleeping in a lab (I might show one day my homemade kitchen lab you will laugh) — A belief more than a structure. Today, it’s a living ecosystem. 29 partners with a proven scalability of 510k linear meters. Algae farmers, invasive seaweed collectors, fiber producers, spinners, fabric manufacturers, dye houses. 6 innovations across the value chain, own processes and patents. Built not to stay theoretical, but to move fast, to scale, and propose real alternatives — Balancing the urgency of much needed solutions, with the respect for the scientific process – Patience-led actions. The past months have been intense — beautiful, difficult, sometimes overwhelming. It felt like navigating a modern Noah’s Ark: fragile and exposed, but carried by trust and collective effort by a handful of the best in their field. What moved me the most this year wasn’t only the progress or the materials. It was the people behind it. The makers, the scientists, the producers — the human backbone of an industry I once questioned leaving, and that ultimately reminded me why I couldn’t. Because textiles, creation, and crafting still carry dignity — especially in times. As we start 2026, the new born are ready to swim back to the ocean. We’ve seen the first images, the early signals — like an ultrasound of what this industry could become. And for the first time in a long while, it feels possible. Thank you to everyone who accepted to become sailors on this journey. Thank you for trusting an idea that didn’t always make sense at first. More to come. Together. Meet SeiFibre™. Spun into SeiYarn™. Born from marine biomass. Designed to scale. Somewhere between the laboratory and the atelier, a new silhouette is quietly taking shape. Beatrice Elsa Cociani Cem Ozkan, Ginger Puglia, Yuan Zou, Fabrice Vigano-Géry, Ricardo Calado, Francois Souchet, Claire Hellio, Steven NEGRI, Jean-Laurent PERRIN, Sebastien Perrin, Fortune Siyanbola, Zoé P. Morreeuw, Christophe Bocquet, Nathalie Dufour, Audrey Geschwind, Andree-Anne Lemieux, Susete Pinteus, João Costa, Helena Vieira, Renaud Visage, Julian Gray, Lida Preyma, Kristen Nuttall, Gregoire Fabre, Crédit Agricole Charente-Maritime Deux-Sèvres, Rui Martins, Luis Cristino, FLORINE TAQUET, Pedro Magalhães, Catherine Kueffer Blumenkamp, Richard van der Laken, Borre Akkersdijk, Bart Nijsink, Maartje Janse, Arthur Steiner, René van Geer, André Hoffmann
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ER Ocean Recherche a republié ceci
Swimming Upstream. The past weeks have been some of the hardest at ER Ocean Recherche. Protocols, Patents. Lawyers, endlesssss paperworks. White shirts and ties — yes, I ended up wearing one. Far from the colorful “diva in the studio” designer role I once knew. What we learned stepping into the industrial backbone? The real backbone isn’t visible and hasn’t been build on paperworks. It’s built on knowledge, transmission, and hard-earned trust. The Soulmakers. Mentors. Old know-how. Partnerships. Consortiums. Years of collective intelligence absorbed in months. This sidestep gave me hope to design again — but with a new point of view. Now — Meet SeiFibre™. Spun into SeiYarn™. Born from marine biomass. Designed to scale. Somewhere between the laboratory and the atelier, a new silhouette is quietly taking shape. Deep gratitude to our team, my co-founder Beatrice Elsa Cociani, and everyone who took the bet with us. Still swimming upstream. Cem Ozkan, Ginger Puglia, Yuan Zou, Fabrice Vigano-Géry, Ricardo Calado, Francois Souchet, Claire Hellio, Steven NEGRI, Jean-Laurent PERRIN, Sebastien Perrin, Fortune Siyanbola, Zoé P. Morreeuw, Christophe Bocquet, Nathalie Dufour, Audrey Geschwind, Andree-Anne Lemieux, Susete Pinteus, João Costa, Helena Vieira, Renaud Visage, Julian Gray, Lida Preyma, Kristen Nuttall, Gregoire Fabre, Crédit Agricole Charente-Maritime Deux-Sèvres, Rui Martins, Louis Ghodsi, Luis Cristino, FLORINE TAQUET, Pedro Magalhães, Catherine Kueffer Blumenkamp, Richard van der Laken, Borre Akkersdijk, Bart Nijsink, Maartje Janse, Arthur Steiner, René van Geer, André Hoffmann, Dr. Barbara Dubach
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