A portfolio of innovative materials crafted by the ocean

ER LAB creates new materials from marine litter, such as oyster farms waste, and introduces them on the market through our tangible proof of concept: ER SOULIER – Our sneakers brand. The materials are supplied to other brands and industries, contributing to the ocean cleanup.

    • Hand-feel touch: Rubberish

    • Color: Any color (Mono-color or Bi-color)

    • Flexural strength (30.000 flexions)
      Std used ISO17707 - 2005: Max 5,0mm no crack; result: 0,0mm no crack

    • Adhesion strength
      Std used EN ISO17708-2018: Min 4N/mm; result: 4,7N/mm

    • Organic and inorganic ocean materials (patented)

    • Footwear

    • Apparel & Accessories

    • Sport equipment

    • Hospitality

    • Lifestyle & Furniture

    • Automobile

    • Construction

  • Portugal

    • Texture visual: Coated canvas

    • Hand-feel touch: Natural grain


    • Body drape: Full


    • Color: White, Off White, Sand

    • Bally flex: 5K Cycles

    • Overall thickness range: 0.8mm - 1,4mm

    • 132cm wide cuttable width rolls

    • Organic ocean materials (patent in progress)

    • Footwear

    • Apparel & Accessories

    • Luxury goods

    • Hospitality

    • Marine industry

    • Lifestyle & Furniture

    • Automobile

  • France

Meet our first innovation

The first sneaker sole made from oysters waste and marine litter

Discover our unique shoe soles

  • Two recipes patented, one organic (mainly made with oysters) and one inorganic (mainly made with abandoned fishnets). Different materials are used for different parts of the sole (outsole, midsole, and cushioning layers).

  • Approx. three months, depeding on the specificities required.

  • It is possible to choose any color and to modify the mould of the sole.

We created our own materials

SeiStride® is a patented innovation, available both in bio-material and recycled material

Organic

  • Novel composition comprising organic waste containing calcium, primarily in the form of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), derived from oyster shell waste

Recycled

  • Use of waste materials produced by fishing activities, with environmental benefit thanks to the reduction of reliance on traditional, more polluting materials typically used in shoe manufacturing. We use motly NYLON (PA6).

An evergrowing collection of material innovations
derived from marine litter

Organic waste

  • Collection

    Our recycling partner recycles more than 20 tons per day of litter produced by oyster farms.

  • Transformation

    Seafood byproducts and toxic seaweed collected along the French coastline serve as the primary organic inputs for our materials.

  • New life

    Leveraging these resources allows us to create a regenerative product designed for rapid degradation at the right conditions.

Non-organic litter

  • Collection

    Maritime activities account for 50% of ocean pollution. We incorporate abandoned fishnets and discarded plastic bottles into our materials.

  • Transformation

    We reinvent the potential of these resources, that would otherwise be considered waste, to create materials that are 100% recycled.

  • New life

    Keeping organic and inorganic substances separate ensures that our materials are easily recyclable.

Partners

  • Bpi France

    Bpi France

    A project co-financed by

  • Agence de Développement et d'innovation

    A project co-financed by

  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine

    A project co-financed by