For her master’s degree at Central Saint Martins college in London, designer @jhli666 turned fabric waste into edible candies. The fashion industry is a very polluting one. It generates around 13 million tonnes of fabric waste every year, with 15 per cent wasted during pre-production. Sustainability debates around fashion usually focus on clothing being discarded, but scraps from the manufacturing process are an even deeper lying problem. With her project called FabriCandy, Li turned scrap fabric into edible candy. The project “introduces a new way to think how scraps can be part of our body”. Read more at MaterialDistrict.com #materialinspiration #materials #fabric #textile #fashiondesign #fabricandy #jinghanli #materialdistrict #ediblematerials #candy #recycling #fastfashion

The collection is made from 100% plastic waste such as PET plastic bottles, chopping boards and packaging material. Smile Plastics by @Pyrasied / More at MaterialDistrict.com #materialoftheday #materials #recycledmaterials #recycledplastic #pyrasied #materialdistrict #interiordesign #productdesign

Architectural studio @skidmoreowingsmerrill, along with @Princeton University’s Form Finding Lab and @unibergamo, designed a brick vault construction that supports itself. In their research, the team found that Renaissance dome of Florence Cathedral (also referred to as the Santa Maria del Fiore) by Filippo Brunelleschi, as well as 11th-century Venetian domes, may have been built using self-balancing mechanics without external supports during the construction process. Called Angelus Novus Vault, the doubly-curved vault was constructed without temporary support or guide work. Read more at MaterialDistrict.com #materialinspiration #bricks #som #architecture #selfsupportingarchitecture #vault #angelusnovusvault #universityofbergamo #formfindinglab #princetonuniversity #brick #ar #augmentedreality

The roofing membrane is made with PVB film, a residual flow from safety glass. Leadax Roov by @Leadax / More at MaterialDistrict.com #materialoftheday #materials #roofs #recycledmaterials #leadaxroov #leadax #materialdistrict #architecture #construction

Car manufacturer @Nissan developed an automotive paint that helps lower the vehicle’s ambient cabin temperature in summer, reducing the energy usage of the air conditioning system. If you have ever stepped into a car in summer, you know the car interior can get hot. To cool the vehicle, the quickest way, especially in newer cars, is to turn on the air conditioning. To both help lower the temperature and reduce energy usage, Nissan developed their cooling paint. The coating incorporates synthetic composite materials with structures that exhibit properties not usually found in nature. Read more at MaterialDistrict.com #materialinspiration #cars #carpaint #automotivepaint #energytransition #radiantcooling #paint #passivecooling #materialdistrict #nissan

Upholstery fabrics made from recycled PET bottles, recycled clothes, and/or polypropylene production waste. Fabraa recycled upholstry fabric by @Fabraa_fabrics / More at MaterialDistrict.com #materialoftheday #materials #upholstery #interiordesign #interiortextile #interiors #fabric #textile #recycledmaterials #fabraa #materialdistrict

Hong Kong-based designer @pontidesignstudiohk designed a collection of nine stools, made of recycled ABS and inspired by nature. Called Inspired by Nature, the collection shares a consistent design language, marked by a rounded footprint, a tapered silhouette, and a concave seat. Read more at MaterialDistrict.com #materialinspiration #materials #recycledmaterials #abs #recycledabs #furnituredesign #furniture #andreaponti #materialdistrict

Join us next week in @rotterdam.ahoy on September 11-12 for our “Super Skins” material exhibition during @architect_at_work, where we’ll showcase the latest innovations and trends in surface design for architecture and beyond. Discover 120 inspiring material samples and explore six unique mock-ups from innovators like Pretty Plastic, NPSP, Cooloo, Sustaign, Betonlab and Samira Boon, pushing the boundaries of architectural design. One of the highlights of the exhibition is the mock-up of the world premiere of the @Aectual Custom Façade Skin, designed exclusively for BOSS. The exhibition highlights a wide range of applications, from exterior cladding to interior finishes, with a special focus on recycled and bio-based materials. Don’t miss this opportunity to get inspired by the future of materials, see you there! Register your free ticket via link in bio 📅 Save the Date: September 11-12, 2024 📍 Rotterdam Ahoy - Hall 1 #MaterialDistrict #ATW #ATWNL #SuperSkins #Exhibition #Materials #Aectual #PrettyPlastic #NPSP #Cooloo #Sustaign #Betonlab #SamiraBoon #Recycling #Biobased