Biofabrication
MIT researchers engineer bacteria that could program plants for self-defence
Dress made of living mycelium can renew and repair itself
EcoLogicStudio opens Design Apothecary as “experiment in living in the fourth industrial revolution”
Grimshaw breaks ground on research building in Maine designed to “revolutionize manufacturing”
Melanin-spiked bodysuits provide sun protection in Melwear concept
Plastic-eating mealworms “collaborate” in stool design by William Eliot
Normal Phenomena of Life brand launches to sell biodesigned products
Modern Synthesis uses bacteria to create biomaterial fabric
The circular economy “will never work with the materials we have” says Cyrill Gutsch of Parley for the Oceans
“Designers are starting to understand they don’t design in a vacuum” says Natsai Audrey Chieza
Central Saint Martins launches masters course in biodesign
Carlo Ratti grows Gaudí-inspired structures with a kilometre of mushroom mycelium
Student grows fuzzy fridge from bacteria to challenge norms around cooling
Canada “prints living structures” at Venice Architecture Biennale
H2ERǴ ring made with metals “mined” by plants
Reusable formwork by Studio Part moulds trees into living bench
Colorifix harnesses bacteria for non-toxic clothes dyeing
Animal-centric interspecies design goes “beyond sustainability”
Biotechnology “offers us an exciting new toolbox to build the future” says Natsai Audrey Chieza
Public School creates “backyard compostable” sneaker from kombucha waste
Biogarmentry clothes can photosynthesise like plants
Aivan grows headphones from fungus and yeast
Margarita Talep develops algae-based alternative to single-use plastic packaging
