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  • Seven alternative bricks made of reclaimed waste and biomaterials

    Expanded cork, construction waste and human urine feature in this roundup of brick alternatives, designed to reduce the masonry unit's embodied carbon footprint. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 30 January 2023 | Leave a comment
  • "Modest" architecture focused on reuse and biomaterials to dominate in 2023

    Retrofit, biomaterials and grassroots design are among the trends that architects including Kjetil Thorsen and Samira Rathod predict will define the architecture of 2023 and beyond. More

    Lizzie Crook | 30 January 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Luca Nichetto designs apple-leather Malala handbag for Angela Roi

    Designer Luca Nichetto has made his first foray into fashion accessories with the Malala handbag, which was partially produced from apples for vegan leathergoods brand Angela Roi. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 25 January 2023 | Leave a comment
  • PlasticFree is a database of over 100 plastic alternatives for designers and architects

    Environmental organisation A Plastic Planet has launched an online platform to help architects and designers source plastic-free materials for their projects and avoid the "minefield of misinformation" around more sustainable alternatives. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 13 January 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Eight innovative materials and products made from salvaged seashells

    From concrete-like building materials to restaurant crockery made from the eateries' own food scraps, this roundup explores eight projects created using discarded shells. More

    Jane Englefield | 10 January 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Shellmet is a helmet for fishing workers made from waste scallop shells

    Tokyo advertising agency TBWA\Hakuhodo and plastics manufacturer Koushi Chemical Industry Co have created Shellmet, a hard hat made from discarded scallop shells and recycled plastic. More

    Jane Englefield | 9 January 2023 | Leave a comment
  • BioLab Studio develops 3D-printed "bio scaffold" for growing mycelium

    California-based BioLab Studio has developed a system that uses 3D printers to construct wooden scaffolding that cultivates mycelium maintained by a robotic arm. More

    Ben Dreith | 21 December 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Natural Material Studio creates reusable biomaterial gift wrap for Calvin Klein

    Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio has unveiled an understated pouch made from biomaterial for fashion brand Calvin Klein that was designed as a Christmas gift wrap. More

    Jane Englefield | 15 December 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Checkerspot releases algae-based plastic prototype kit for designers

    California materials company Checkerspot has launched a casting kit named Pollinator Kit that allows designers to experiment with making components from algae-based plastics. More

    Ben Dreith | 13 December 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Helena Elston designs decomposable garments from mycelium and recycled materials

    Designer Helena Elston has created a collection of upcycled clothing made from mycelium and London-sourced textile waste, which explores "how we can produce beautiful things from discarded materials". More

    Jane Englefield | 6 December 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Olive pits form modular Nontalo kids' stool by Eneris Collective

    Design duo Eneris Collective has collaborated with Barcelona-based biomaterials company NaifactoryLAB to produce a playful stool for children made from waste olive pits. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 28 November 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Nina + Co brings biomaterials into MONC eyewear store in London

    Cornstarch-foam shelves meet mycelium display plinths in this London store that Nina + Co has designed for bioplastic eyewear brand MONC. More

    Natasha Levy | 10 November 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Yuhan Bai creates alternative-leather clothing collection from soil

    Royal College of Art fashion student Yuhan Bai has unveiled the Soil Project, a clothing collection made with a soil-based leather alternative and vintage garments dyed with soil, at Dutch Design Week. More

    Alice Finney | 4 November 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Myceen creates "soft and velvety" lampshades made from mushroom mycelium

    Tallinn-based materials company Myceen has released a series of pendant lampshades called B Wise made from mycelium, which were shown at Dutch Design Week. More

    Alice Finney | 1 November 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Packioli is a biodegradable soap packaging made from artichoke leaves and peapods

    Industrial design student Alara Ertenü has developed a packaging solution for soap made from peapods and artichoke waste, which is currently on show as part of Dutch Design Week. More

    Alice Finney | 28 October 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Mae-ling Lokko's Grounds for Return installation explores circular agriculture and architecture

    Architectural scientist and designer Mae-ling Lokko used bio-based materials, including mycelium and coconut waste, to create this installation focused on ideas of economic and ecological justice at Belgium's Z33 gallery. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 19 October 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Ganni and Pyratex create tracksuit collection made from banana waste

    Danish fashion brand Ganni has teamed up with Spanish material research company Pyratex to create a grey clothing collection made from a banana-waste biomaterial. More

    Alice Finney | 4 October 2022 | Leave a comment
  • TômTex and Peter Do create garments from shrimp and mushroom food waste

    Biobased material developer TômTex collaborated with New York-based fashion designer Peter Do to create two looks for his Spring Summer 2023 collection at New York Fashion Week. More

    James Parkes | 27 September 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Kelp Mini Clutch is a bioplastic bag based on 3D-scans of seaweed

    Austrian designer Julia Koerner has created a 3D-printed clutch bag for her fashion brand JK3D, which is made from bioplastic and modelled on tendrils of kelp. More

    Amy Peacock | 26 September 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Evolution Music creates "ecologically sound" bioplastic 12-inch vinyl featuring artists Beatie Wolfe and Michael Stipe

    Music and sustainability collective Evolution Music has designed a 12-inch vinyl made of bioplastic using existing record pressing machinery, which features tracks by artists Beatie Wolfe and Michael Stipe. More

    Jane Englefield | 18 September 2022 | Leave a comment
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