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Biofabrication

  • Biotechnology "offers us an exciting new toolbox to build the future" says Natsai Audrey Chieza

    On day 12 of the Dezeen 15 digital festival, designer Natsai Audrey Chieza of Faber Futures sets out five principles for the emerging field of biodesign. More

    Natsai Audrey Chieza | 16 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Public School creates "backyard compostable" sneaker from kombucha waste

    New York streetwear label Public School has collaborated with material scientist Theanne Schiros to create a pair of biofabricated trainers using a leather alternative grown by microbes. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 10 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • The circular economy "will never work with the materials we have" says Cyrill Gutsch of Parley for the Oceans

    Plastics will be replaced within ten years by biofabricated materials that eliminate waste and pollution, according to Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch. More

    Marcus Fairs | 16 June 2020 | Leave a comment
  • "Designers are starting to understand they don't design in a vacuum" says Natsai Audrey Chieza

    Good design is about interrogating systems not just creating beautiful chairs, biofabrication designer Natsai Audrey Chieza argued at Dezeen Day. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 31 October 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Biogarmentry clothes can photosynthesise like plants

    Canadian-Iranian designer Roya Aghighi has created clothes made from algae that turn carbon dioxide into oxygen via photosynthesis, as a more sustainable alternative to fast fashion. More

    India Block | 2 October 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Aivan grows headphones from fungus and yeast

    Fungus, yeast-based bioplastic and other materials grown by microbes have been used to make the Korvaa headphones, designed by Finnish studio Aivan in collaboration with scientists. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 24 May 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Central Saint Martins launches masters course in biodesign

    Central Saint Martins college in London has announced a new masters degree in biodesign to promote sustainable innovation, which is set to start in September 2019. More

    Natashah Hitti | 21 May 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Carlo Ratti grows Gaudí-inspired structures with a kilometre of mushroom mycelium

    Italian architect Carlo Ratti has grown a series of arched architectural structures from mushroom mycelium, which will be returned to the soil after Milan design week is over, in a fully circular fashion. More

    Natashah Hitti | 11 April 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Margarita Talep develops algae-based alternative to single-use plastic packaging

    Chile-based designer Margarita Talep has created a sustainable, biodegradable alternative to single-use packaging, using raw material extracted from algae. More

    Natashah Hitti | 18 January 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Nir Meiri makes sustainable lamps from mushroom mycelium

    London-based designer Nir Meiri has created a series of table lamps using mushroom mycelium, as an alternative to synthetic materials. More

    Natashah Hitti | 7 January 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Roza Janusz grows edible food packaging

    Graduate Roza Janusz has created an alternative to plastic food packaging, which is made from organic material and can either be eaten after use, or composted. More

    Gunseli Yalcinkaya | 21 May 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Dutch designers convert algae into bioplastic for 3D printing

    Dutch designers Eric Klarenbeek and Maartje Dros have developed a bioplastic made from algae, which they believe could completely replace fossil-derived plastics over time. More

    Ali Morris | 4 December 2017 | 6 comments
  • Mushroom mycelium used to create suede-like furniture by Sebastian Cox and Ninela Ivanova

    Sebastian Cox has become the latest designer to start working with mushroom mycelium – the British furniture maker has teamed up with researcher Ninela Ivanova to investigate the material's potential in commercial furniture design. More

    Amy Frearson | 20 September 2017 | 9 comments
  • Tree-shaped structure shows how mushroom roots could be used to create buildings

    While some architects have been experimenting with mushroom mycelium as a cladding material, architect Dirk Hebel and engineer Philippe Block have gone one step further – by using fungi to build self-supporting structures. More

    Amy Frearson | 4 September 2017 | 3 comments
  • Fungus used to build arching pavilion in Kerala

    A group of Indian and Italian architects has built a pavilion in southwest India using mushroom mycelium, to demonstrate how the material could be used to create temporary venues for major events. More

    Amy Frearson | 26 August 2017 | 1 comment
  • Structure grown from "mushroom sausages" shows potential for zero-waste architecture

    Brunel University student Aleksi Vesaluoma has developed a technique for using mushroom mycelium as an environmentally friendly construction material. More

    Alice Morby | 20 June 2017 | 2 comments
  • Aniela Hoitink creates dress from mushroom mycelium

    Dutch textile designer Aniela Hoitink has created a dress using disc-shaped pieces of mushroom mycelium, which she believes will "change the way we use textiles". More

    Alice Morby | 1 April 2016 | 2 comments
  • Mushroom-based modelling kit allows users to grow their own designs

    A sustainable building material made from agricultural byproducts and mushroom mycelium has been nominated for the Design Museum's 2015 Design of the Year award. More

    Maudie Manton | 25 March 2015 | 2 comments
  • Growing products from fungus could be the start of a "biotechnological revolution"

    Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Amsterdam designer Maurizio Montalti explains how biological organisms such as fungi could be harnessed to create new sustainable materials in this movie filmed in Eindhoven. More

    Benedict Hobson | 21 January 2015 | Leave a comment
  • 3D-printed mushroom roots "could be used to build houses"

    Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: designer Eric Klarenbeek, who displayed a chair made out of 3D-printed fungus at Dutch Design Week in October, says the technique could be used to create larger, more complex structures. More

    James Pallister | 6 March 2014 | Leave a comment
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