London Marathon offers edible seaweed drinks capsules as alternative to plastic bottles
Over 30,000 edible drinks capsules made from seaweed were handed out to runners at the London Marathon yesterday, in a bid to reduce plastic waste. More
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Five most sustainable Nordic chairs named
Chairs made from seaweed and recycled tea lights are among those crowned winners of the first ever competition dedicated to sustainable Nordic chair design. More
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Nienke Hoogvliet's Sea Me furniture is made from woven seaweed
Dutch designer Nienke Hoogvliet used seaweed to create a furniture collection that highlights its possibilities as a material. More
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Seaweed and paper combine to create furniture
Designers Jonas Edvard and Nikolaj Steenfatt have used a new material made from seaweed and paper to create a chair and a collection of pendant lamps. More
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The Modern Seaweed House by Vandkunsten and Realdania Byg
Seaweed pillows were used as cladding for this holiday house on the Danish island of Læsø by architecture studio Vandkunsten and non-profit organisation Realdania Byg (+ slideshow). More
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Marine Light by Nir Meiri
Tel Aviv designer Nir Meiri used seaweed to create the shades of these lamps. More
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Silverware by Glithero
Design Miami: strips of seaweed have left their mark on the photosensitive surfaces of these vases by Anglo-Dutch design duo Glithero, who will present the collection at Design Miami this week. More
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Kelp lampshades by Julia Lohmann
Vienna Design Week: London-based designer Julia Lohmann thinks dried strips of seaweed could replace leather, paper and plastic to make everyday objects like these laser-cut kelp lampshades (+ audio + slideshow). More
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Hydrogenase by Vincent Callebaut
Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut has designed a conceptual transport system that would involve airships powered by seaweed. More
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Kelp Objects by Julia Lohmann
Live from Milan: Julia Lohmann has been creating objects from seaweed this week at gallery Nilufar, as part of the Panta Rei exhibition. More
