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Biomaterials

  • Bureau de Change creates architectural tiles using glass made from mussels

    London architecture studio Bureau de Change has produced a range of patterned tiles using Thames Glass, a biomaterial created by artist Lulu Harrison from mussel shells. More

    Amy Frearson | 19 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Watch a talk exploring the future of biomaterials in fashion at London Craft Week

    Dezeen teamed up with London Craft Week to host a talk with Renewcell, Modern Synthesis and Pangaia exploring biomaterials and circular fashion. More

    Amina Amber | 11 May 2022
  • Wevolve Labs designs sculptural lights crafted from biomaterials

    Multidisciplinary collective Wevolve Labs has created bioplastic skins using local plants for a group of lantern-like sculptures, presented in Austin, Texas. More

    Jane Englefield | 5 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • MIT engineers build load-bearing structures using tree forks instead of steel joints

    Discarded tree forks could replace load-bearing joints in architecture projects using a construction technique developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 5 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Smart Circular Bridge built with flax completes in The Netherlands

    The Eindhoven University of Technology has led a project building a bridge that is partly made from flax in The Netherlands, aiming to demonstrate the material's potential to replace steel in construction. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 5 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Five designers in Mexico exhibit new uses for biomaterials

    An exhibition in Mexico curated in collaboration with Danish research lab Space10 has showcased five novel uses for local biomaterials. More

    Ben Dreith | 19 April 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Carolina Härdh crafts furniture for restaurant Vrå from its own food waste

    Rice starch, fish bones and oyster shells from the kitchen of Gothenburg restaurant Vrå were combined to form this dual-purpose stool and side table, created by local designer Carolina Härdh. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 11 April 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Meng Du creates Unwasted bags from grape leather

    The Unwasted collection of bags by Chinese designer Meng Du are made with an alternative leather produced from leftover grape skins. More

    Alice Finney | 4 March 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Blast Studio 3D prints column from mycelium to make "architecture that could feed people"

    London practice Blast Studio has developed a method for 3D printing with living mycelium and used it to form a column that could be harvested for mushrooms before serving as a structural building element. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 18 January 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Peelsphere is a leather-alternative biomaterial made from fruit waste and algae

    Berlin-based textile designer Youyang Song has used fruit peels and algae to create a biodegradable plant-based material that offers an alternative to leather. More

    Alice Finney | 12 January 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Biomaterial companies see "explosion in interest" as sales double in a year

    After being confined to small-scale experiments for years, biomaterials finally catapulted into the mainstream in 2021 according to the architects, designers and manufacturers using them as building blocks for a new low-carbon economy. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 28 December 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Three Little Pigs story reinforces prejudices that biomaterials are "terrible"

    The fable of the Three Little Pigs highlights negative perceptions about natural construction materials, according to James Drinkwater, head of Built Environment at philanthropic climate organisation the Laudes Foundation. More

    Jane Englefield | 22 December 2021 | Leave a comment
  • The Dezeen guide to bio-based materials in architecture, design and interiors

    Thinking of using natural materials in your project? Our latest Dezeen guide includes 12 types of biomaterials commonly used in architecture, design and interiors. More

    James Parkes | 9 December 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Ten texture-heavy restaurant interiors filled with natural materials

    Rough clay walls, river-stone flooring and a seating topography formed from OSB panels feature in our latest lookbook, which rounds up 10 restaurant interiors that bring in natural elements. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 27 November 2021 | 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
  • Biopolymer Aguahoja III pavilion shows how "we can begin to redesign our built structures as if they were grown" writes Neri Oxman

    Architect and designer Neri Oxman describes Aguahoja III, a pavilion robotically manufactured from organic matter, in this article prepared as part of Oxman's contribution to the Dezeen 15 festival. More

    Neri Oxman | 19 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Nienke Hoogvliet launches Zeefier brand to produce natural seaweed dyes for the fashion industry

    Dutch designer Nienke Hoogvliet has teamed up with entrepreneur Anne Boermans to launch Zeefier, a brand that will offer natural textile dyes made entirely from seaweed. More

    Amy Frearson | 14 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
  • The Living creates "probiotic" architectural pavilion that supports living microbes

    New York studio The Living developed a pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale to demonstrate how organic materials with microbial properties could be used in architecture to help create healthier environments for humans. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 23 October 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Buildings could "definitely" be made exclusively from plant-based products says biomaterials CEO

    Architects could soon be designing homes and other buildings using nothing but biomaterials, according to Biobased Creations CEO Lucas De Man. More

    Amy Frearson | 22 October 2021 | Leave a comment
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