Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Vincent Dassi has developed a form of papier-mâché that allows anyone to make and repair household objects using recycled cardboard boxes. More about Vincent Dassi uses pulped cardboard to make and repair everyday objects
Dezeen Showroom: PaperStone is a composite finish by CDUK that's designed to resemble stone but made with recycled paper and petroleum-free phenolic resin. More about PaperStone surfacing by CDUK
Traditional craft materials can be reinvented with digital technologies according to Kuma Lab co-director Toshiki Hirano, who has created a London Design Biennale installation exploring a new use for Japanese paper. More about "I see huge potential in combining the traditional with the digital" says Kuma Lab director
From daisies to baby's breath, Dutch brand Marie Bee Bloom has embedded flower seeds into single-use rice paper masks in a bid to cut down on plastic pollution and give back to nature. More about Marie Bee Bloom's biodegradable face masks blossom into wildflowers
Japanese studio Nendo has designed Carton + Pump, an alternative to single-use plastic soap dispensers in the form of a recyclable paper carton that can be switched out and replaced. More about Nendo creates paper soap dispensers that look like milk cartons
Dezeen Showroom: Norm Architects has designed a collection of lighting for Danish brand Menu that offers a "Nordic take on the traditional Japanese rice paper lantern". More about Hashira lanterns by Norm Architects for Menu
Japanese brand Kai has designed a plastic-free disposable razor made from paper and informed by origami and milk cartons. More about Kai launches "world's first paper razor" informed by origami
Dezeen Showroom: Bombori is a lighting design created by Japanese brand Time & Style for furniture makers Boffi De Padova, which is made from traditional materials such as washi paper. More about Bombori handmade washi paper lamp by Time & Style for Boffi De Padova
Barcelona-based startup Honext has developed a sustainable construction board material made from a combination of enzymes and cellulose taken from the waste streams of paper production. More about Honext develops recyclable construction material made of cellulose fibres from waste paper
Dezeen Showroom: Italian architect and designer Antonio Citterio has reinterpreted traditional wood and straw seating in his modernist, low-lying lounge chair for furniture brand Flexform. More about Tessa armchair by Antonio Citterio for Flexform
Sheets of paper are layered with glue and then moulded by hand to create London designer Ying Chang's Malleable State collection of furniture and homeware. More about Ying Chang creates furniture out of paper for Malleable State collection
Graphic designer Anther Kiley has created a kit for children to construct buildings, vehicles, furniture and tiny fish figures using paper and glue. More about Anther Kiley designs DIY paper toys for building miniature cities
Japanese artist Yuko Nishikawa suspends perforated, papier-mache-style lamps from the ceiling to create dream-like compositions in her You See a Sheep project. More about Yuko Nishikawa makes amorphous lights from clay and paper shells
Artists Camille Benoit and Mariana Gella used the coronavirus lockdown to design architectural models of fantastical cities, made from paper and tools they had at home. More about Invisible Cities project features elaborate architectural models of imaginary cities
Nearly 300 pounds of paper was cast in large holes in the ground before being flipped over to create the Agg Hab prototype home on a Texas ranch, which the designers claim is one of the "world's largest, self-supporting, papier-mache structures." More about I/thee builds prototype papier-mache home on Texas cattle farm
Vancouver studio Alyssa.Marcela presents Peel Vase Series, a range of vessels for cut flowers, as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Alyssa.Marcela introduces Peel Vase Series for cut flowers
Pao Hui Kao has created the Paper Pleats furniture collection from paper bound with rice glue, which was developed as a result of the designer's sensitivity to chemicals and desire to create recyclable products. More about Pao Hui Kao makes furniture collection from tracing paper
Spanish-Italian designer Pablo Dorigo Sempere has extracted algae polluting the Venetian Lagoon and used it to make paper postage stamps for the Italian city. More about Pablo Dorigo Sempere turns Venice canal algae into postage stamps
London design studio Special Projects has created a series of paper envelopes that seal away smartphones and minimise screen time for the day, while still allowing access to basic functionality. More about Envelope paper sleeves turn smartphones into analog devices
London design studio Special Projects has developed an app that condenses important information such as contacts and maps onto a daily printout to help people live without their devices. More about Special Projects distills essential smartphone functions into a daily Paper Phone