Materials
Ganni makes BioFluff bags from “world’s first plant-based fur”
Food-waste dyes bring colour to mycelium leather in Sages and Osmose project
“We need to design for human behaviour if we’re ever to get rid of single-use plastics”
“Real-life Lego kit” used to create Palm Springs apartment block
Dezeen’s top 10 innovative materials of 2023
Natural Material Studio creates restaurant panels from leftover beer
Human Material Loop sets out to commercialise textiles made from hair
Yi Design turns ceramic waste into water-permeable bricks
Armourcoat creates durable clay wall covering as “ecological alternative to paint”
German townhouse preserved with precast Rieder concrete facade
The Tyre Collective turns microplastic tyre-wear particles into objects
Gareth Neal and the New Raw develop 3D printing style based on crafts
First full-height timber wind turbine opens in Sweden
Studio Bark devises structural use for waste timber in English woodlands
CornWall gives discarded corn cobs new life as tiles
Revalu aims to improve access to materials data for architects
RISD researchers create floating mycelium pods to cleanse waterways
Puma reveals results of Re:Suede experiment to make a biodegradable shoe
Five products that use wool in new and unexpected ways
Colorifix harnesses bacteria for non-toxic clothes dyeing
Emy Bensdorp takes on PFAS pollution by turning “toxic” soil into bricks
PulpaTronics tackles single-use electronics with paper RFID tags
SOM creates spiral of algae bricks for Chicago Architecture Biennial installation
