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    Urselmann Interior renovates own office using recycled and biodegradable materials

    Düsseldorf studio Urselmann Interior has renovated its own office interiors using biodegradable, recycled or upcycled materials, including glueless joinery and a cellulose-based wall cladding. More

    Jane Englefield | 10 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Natural Material Studio and Frama showcase algae and terracotta fabrics

    Danish designer Bonnie Hvillum's Natural Material Studio has collaborated with multidisciplinary studio Frama on a collection of biodegradable materials made from algae, clay and foam. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 19 January 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Zihao Fang designs anti-desertification vessel based on termite mounds

    Parsons School of Design graduate Zihao Fang has developed Aquastor, a biodegradable vessel designed to fight the spread of deserts that's made using only readily available local resources. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 24 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Notpla is a biodegradable material designed "to make packaging disappear"

    Sustainable startup Notpla has created an edible, biodegradable packaging made from seaweed and plants that was designed to replace plastic. More

    Jane Englefield | 27 October 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Natural Material Studio develops Shellware ceramics from leftover seashells

    Designer Bonnie Hvillum's Natural Material Studio has created conceptual ceramics from clay made out of powdered seashells from Denmark's Noma restaurant. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 15 July 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Marie Bee Bloom's biodegradable face masks blossom into wildflowers

    From daisies to baby's breath, Dutch brand Marie Bee Bloom has embedded flower seeds into single-use rice paper masks in a bid to cut down on plastic pollution and give back to nature. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 7 May 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Phillip Lim and Charlotte McCurdy adorn couture dress with algae sequins to avoid "reaching for polyester"

    Fashion designer Phillip Lim has teamed up with industrial designer Charlotte McCurdy to create a petroleum-free dress covered in bioplastic sequins. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 22 February 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Valdís Steinarsdóttir turns animal skin and bones into food packaging and vases

    Icelandic designer Valdís Steinarsdóttir is turning byproducts from the meat industry into vessels made of bone and a bioplastic material for packaging. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 27 January 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Alice Potts makes bioplastic face shields from food waste

    Designer Alice Potts combined food waste with flowers from London parks to create a series of bioplastic face shields for the NGV Triennial. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 27 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Studio RYTE's biodegradable Triplex stool is made from flax fibre mixed with bioplastic

    Hong Kong's Studio RYTE has developed a modular seating design made from flax fibre that can be broken down into three stackable segments for easy transport and storage. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 6 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • UK to get first ever standard for biodegradable plastic following confusion over terminology

    Plastic will have to break down into organic matter and carbon dioxide in the open air within two years to be classed as biodegradable under a new UK standard being introduced by the British Standards Institute. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 5 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Puma's Design to Fade collection is biodegradable and manufactured on demand

    Puma is introducing Design to Fade, a biodegradable sportswear collection, as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More

    Lizzie Crook | 29 April 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Freitag creative director talks about creating clothes that are "completely biodegradable" at Forward Festival

    In the third part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, Freitag creative director Pascal Dulex explains how the Swiss accessories brand evolved from making bags out of truck tarpaulins to creating compostable clothes. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 17 April 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Bottega Veneta debuts "100 per cent biodegradable" boot

    Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta sent models down the catwalk in footwear made of sugarcane and coffee that the brand claims are fully biodegradable. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 4 March 2020 | Leave a comment
  • UK student's fish-waste bioplastic MarinaTex wins 2019 James Dyson Award top prize

    An easily biodegradable material that could be "part of a global answer" to single-use plastic pollution has won its inventor, British designer Lucy Hughes, the international James Dyson Award. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 15 November 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Lab-grown spider silk used for Adidas x Stella McCartney biodegradable dress

    Adidas and Stella McCartney used vegan spider-style silk by Bolt Threads to create the Biofabric Tennis Dress, which can "fully biodegrade". More

    India Block | 31 July 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Biodegradable plastics offer "no advantage" over conventional plastics in reducing ocean pollution

    Bags made of supposedly biodegradable plastics remain intact and useable three years after being dropped in the sea or buried underground, researchers have found. More

    India Block | 30 April 2019 | Leave a comment
  • 3D-printed Gaia house is made from biodegradable materials

    The latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living series features a sustainable 3D-printed house made with soil and agricultural waste. More

    Sebastian Jordahn | 27 February 2019
  • Baux launches biodegradable acoustic panels made from a plant-based material

    Acoustic products brand Baux has worked with a team of scientists specialising in biomimicry to create a line of biodegradable acoustic panels, called Baux Acoustic Pulp. More

    Ali Morris | 9 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Konstantin Grcic and Aeance launch clothing made from recycled and biodegradable materials

    Konstantin Grcic has teamed up with clothing brand Aeance on a sustainable fashion collection he describes as "an industrial designer's take on clothing". More

    Gunseli Yalcinkaya | 8 January 2019 | Leave a comment
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