Sustainable design
Bastian Beyer uses bacteria to calcify knitting into construction materials
Kvadrat debuts eco-friendly and “sporty” Patio outdoor fabrics
Hugo Boss designs vegan shoes that replace leather with pineapple-based material
Sustainable prayer mat uses 50 per cent less material than traditional counterpart
Kickstarter unveils resource centre to nudge users towards launching sustainable products
Agne Kucerenkaite repurposes “valueless” metal waste to create colourful ceramic glazes
Tank and Conran and Partners create sustainable luxury interiors at QO hotel in Amsterdam
Oskar Metsavaht makes sustainable fashion garments from Amazonian fish skin
Five most sustainable Nordic chairs named
Bio-bricks made from human urine could be environmentally friendly future of architecture
Don Kwaning makes furniture and packaging from wetland weed
Apple designs “greenest Mac ever”
The Guardian newspaper switches from plastic to compostable wrapping
Nir Meiri makes sustainable lamps from mushroom mycelium
Rowan Minkley and Robert Nicoll recycle potato peelings into MDF substitute
Monster Chetwynd illuminates Tate Britain with giant glowing slugs
Urban wind turbine wins 2018 James Dyson Awards grand prize
Palm leather rugs are vegan alternative to cow hide
Emanuele Pizzolorusso’s refillable bottles can guide you towards urban water fountains
Emma Sicher makes eco-friendly food packaging from fermented bacteria and yeast
Bentu Design creates Wreck furniture from ceramic waste
WEDEW turns air into drinking water by creating artificial clouds in shipping container
“I can only do so much” to protect the environment, says Peter Zumthor
