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  • Metalysis to extract oxygen from moon rock to support future lunar habitation

    UK company Metalysis has been awarded a European Space Agency (ESA) contract to develop technology that turns lunar rock into oxygen and building materials, which could enable astronauts to set up a base on the moon. More

    Natashah Hitti | 9 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • WNDR Alpine replaces plastic with algae in off-piste skis

    Utah startup WNDR Alpine has replaced the petroleum-based plastics usually used inĀ skis with algae-based bioplastics that make them "more predictable, stable and durable". More

    Jennifer Hahn | 29 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Six alternatives to animal leather made from plants and food waste

    To highlight sustainable and ethical substitutes for animal leather we've rounded up six materials that can rival its textural and performance qualities, from vegan pineapple leather to a leather alternative made of seafood shells. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 16 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Major fashion houses will sell products made from mushroom leather by next year

    Adidas, Stella McCartney, Lululemon and Gucci's parent company Kering have teamed up to invest in a novel material called Mylo, which is grown from mycelium but rivals the look and feel of animal leather. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 8 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Erez Nevi Pana designs banana-plant "cocoons" for humans to shelter from climate change

    Vegan designer Erez Nevi Pana uses home-grown materials to create cocoon-like shelters for people living in an imaginary tropical version of Milan, which has an unfamiliar climate due to global warming. More

    Natashah Hitti | 7 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Ma-tt-er and Dezeen present a live panel discussion on textile intelligence for London Craft Week

    Seetal Solanki of London design studio Ma-tt-er teamed up with Dezeen to host a live panel discussion on textile technology for London Craft Week. More

    Siufan Adey | 7 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Sea Stone is a concrete-like material made from shells

    Newtab-22 has used waste seashells salvaged from the seafood and aquaculture industries to develop a sustainable material that resembles concrete. More

    Lizzie Crook | 28 August 2020 | Leave a comment
  • TĆ“mtex is a leather alternative made from waste seafood shells and coffee grounds

    Vietnamese designer Uyen Tran has developed a flexible bio-material called TƓmtex, a leather alternative made from food waste that can be embossed with a variety of patterns to replicate animal leathers. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 22 August 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Dewi van de Klomp's foam furniture morphs and sags in response to its contents

    Books, plates and glasses are engulfed by the squishy shelves of Dutch designer Dewi van de Klomp's Soft Cabinets, which are made from foam rubber in a bid to bring more attention to the "overlooked" material. More

    Natashah Hitti | 13 August 2020 | Leave a comment
  • MĆ”le Uribe explores the materiality of extreme landscapes for VDF and Design Museum

    Chilean architect MƔle Uribe presents three short films and a conversation about her research on art and design's relationship with extreme landscapes in this Virtual Design Festival collaboration. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 23 June 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Eliza Hague designs inflatable origami-like greenhouses from bamboo and shellac

    Design student Eliza Hague has created a concept for inflatable greenhouses made from shellac-coated bamboo paper to help residents of Jaipur, India, grow their own food. More

    Natashah Hitti | 15 June 2020 | Leave a comment
  • NataÅ”a Perković makes textured furniture from palm oil byproducts

    Bosnian designer NataÅ”a Perković recycled the fibrous waste from palm oil factories to create the Reclaimed Oil Palm collection, which was made using as little material as possible. More

    Natashah Hitti | 13 June 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Blood leather by Natalie Zipfl

    Natalie Zipfl has used pig blood and gelatine to develop a striking and sustainable material called Blood leather. More

    Dezeen staff | 6 June 2020
  • Mexican students build low-cost solar lamps from natural waste materials

    Six students from the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico have designed low-cost solar lamps made from mud, beans and cactus slime for people living in isolated rural areas with limited electricity. More

    Natashah Hitti | 31 May 2020 | Leave a comment
  • "There are no sustainable materials" says Material Library founder Bjƶrn Florman

    As part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with Stockholm Design Week, the founder of the Material Library in Stockholm reveals what Scandinavian designers look for when they visit, and discusses environmentally friendly materials. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 20 May 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Studio ThusThat's work unearths potential of the material world

    VDF studio profiles: scientific research meets design at Studio ThusThat, a multidisciplinary practice whose work exposes the hidden potential in the material world. More

    Lizzie Crook | 15 May 2020
  • Newtab-22 uses seashells to develop concrete alternative

    Sea Stone is a concrete-like material made from seashells that Newtab-22 is introducing during the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More

    Lizzie Crook | 29 April 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Imperfect Perfection lighting range is made using bacteria

    Studio Lionne van Deursen is presenting a material research project and lighting range made using bacteria for VDF x Ventura Projects. More

    Lizzie Crook | 28 April 2020 | Leave a comment
  • MĆ”le Uribe ForĆ©s makes wall tiles from Chilean desert salt

    Chilean architect MƔle Uribe ForƩs has turned salt into reactive wall tiles that will crystallise and grow over the course of her Salt Imaginaries installation. More

    Natashah Hitti | 24 April 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Rie Sakamoto knits rubber bands together like yarn for elastic garments

    Japanese designer Rie Sakamoto replaced yarn with rubber bands for her knitted fashion collection, which aims to showcase this stationary item's overlooked qualities. More

    Natashah Hitti | 20 April 2020 | Leave a comment
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