Materials
Sara Martinsen creates library of plant fibres to support sustainable manufacturing
Metalysis to extract oxygen from moon rock to support future lunar habitation
Six alternatives to animal leather made from plants and food waste
Major fashion houses will sell products made from mushroom leather by next year
TômTex is a leather alternative made from waste seafood shells and coffee grounds
Marta Giralt explores how graphene could make fashion industry more sustainable for VDF and Design Museum
Kenoteq launches brick made almost entirely of construction waste
Julia Olanders makes “toxic” vases from insulation foam and concrete
MIT nanotube technique suggests greener way to make aeroplane parts
Pangaia’s puffer jackets are filled with wildflowers rather than down
Heliogen’s 1000C solar-heating technology could be key to low-emission cement
Plastic bubbles incorporated into high-rise to reduce concrete usage by 35 per cent
WNDR Alpine replaces plastic with algae in off-piste skis
Live interview with Håkan Nordin on rethinking the use of plastic in design
Ma-tt-er and Dezeen present a live panel discussion on textile intelligence for London Craft Week
Bob Hendrikx designs “living coffin” from mushroom mycelium
Mále Uribe explores the materiality of extreme landscapes for VDF and Design Museum
RCA students develop SaltyCo sustainable fabrics using seawater plants
Generate and Placetailor to build carbon-neutral CLT apartment block in Boston
Gregg Moore creates restaurant’s tableware using waste bones from its kitchen
IBM proposes sustainable successor to lithium-ion battery
Dezeen’s top 10 innovative materials of 2019
Enis Akiev makes marbled tiles from post-consumer plastic waste
