Tamara Orjola makes furniture and textiles using pine needles
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tamara Orjola's Forest Wool stools and carpets are made from processed pine needles left over from the timber industry. More
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Jalila Essaïdi makes textiles from cow dung "to solve manure problem"
Eindhoven designer Jalila Essaïdi has turned manure into haute couture, creating a poo-based fabric that has been used to make clothes (+ movie). More
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Austeja Platukyte's packaging is made from biodegradable algae-based plastic
Graduate shows 2016: Vilnius Academy of Arts graduate Austeja Platukyte has designed a range of packaging using a material made from algae, which could replace non-biodegradable forms of plastic (+ slideshow). More
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Condom material becomes sportswear for Pauline van Dongen's long-jump suit
Dutch fashion designer Pauline van Dongen has created experimental athletics apparel from the same material that contraceptives brand Skyn uses to make its condoms (+ movie). More
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Wovns platform turns digital designs into on-demand Jacquard fabric
Digital platform Wovns has developed an on-demand weaving process that allows designers to order patterned Jacquard fabric in quantities as small as a single yard. More
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Micaella Pedros uses heat-shrunk plastic bottles to join furniture
Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Micaella Pedros has repurposed discarded plastic bottles into joints that can be used to hold wooden furniture together (+ movie). More
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Leather alternative Piñatex is made from pineapple leaves
Materials company Ananas Anam has developed Piñatex, an animal-friendly alternative to leather made from pineapple waste. More
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Loll creates Lollygagger outdoor furniture from recycled milk bottles
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: US company Loll Designs has created a range of bright-coloured garden furniture from discarded milk and detergent packaging. More
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MIT researchers create 3D-printed fur, opening up "a new design space"
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a method for 3D printing artificial hair, allowing them to print everything from paintbrushes to fake fur (+ movie). More
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Design Academy Eindhoven graduates present "everything but the end product" in Milan
Milan 2016: in response to the vast amount of finished products on show at Milan design week, a group of graduates from Design Academy Eindhoven decided to exhibit only materials (+ slideshow). More
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US architecture school intends to ban use of styrene in model-making
The architecture college at Washington University in St Louis has announced it plans to prohibit students from using styrene in their models, citing health risks related to the chemical that is used to make foam boards. More
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Nike opens design studio in Hackney to explore advanced textiles
Sportswear brand Nike has opened a textile design studio in east London to develop new fabrics for its shoes and apparel. More
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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
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Phillip Lühl uses "bagged concrete bricks" to build two extensions to a Namibia house
Architect Phillip Lühl has added a pair of extensions to a Modernist house in Namibia, using cement brickwork textured with the coarse fibres of hessian fabric (+ slideshow). More
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Ari Jónsson uses algae to create biodegradable water bottles
DesignMarch 2016: product design student Ari Jónsson has combined red algae powder with water to create a biodegradable bottle. More
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Iceland students turn willow branches into range of materials
DesignMarch 2016: students from the Iceland Academy of the Arts have created a range of materials including paper, glue and string by adding nothing but heat and water to willow (+ slideshow). More
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Skyscrapers could soon be held together with glue, claim architects
Composite materials and adhesives could "revolutionise" construction and lead to entire towers being glued together, according to American architect Greg Lynn. More
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Allegra Santis and Anna Groet create "fleshy" tableware in the shape of body parts
To create this set of tableware, designers Allegra Santis and Anna Groet moulded body parts from a flesh-like material they call "booger" (+ slideshow). More
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Anish Kapoor receives exclusive rights to blackest black in the world
Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor has acquired exclusive rights to the revolutionary Vantablack pigment, said to be the blackest shade of black ever created. More
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Australian scientists create ultra-thin condom from grass fibres
A group of researchers at the University of Queensland has developed a new method of using fibres from grass to manufacture condoms that are "as thin as human hair". More
