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Two researchers in lab coats beside a shaker with bottles of mycelium culture

Glowing Mycelium Sculptures Head to Berlin Science Week

Bio-based materials+2

Hand holding a petri dish with a tuft of light blue dyed cotton

Engineered Yeast Brews Purple-Blue Dye for Scarves and Cellulose

Bio-based materials+1

Rows of white porous porcelain foam blocks, cups and domes on a white surface

Directly Foamed Porcelain Becomes Water Filter and Acoustic Panel

Christien Meindertsma in her studio, with a wool relief and a photo of a sheep behind her

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4 Nov 2026

Christien Meindertsma Receives First Paul Deiters Prize for Research-Driven Design

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Bio-based materials+3

Yeast and Gelatin Bind Sand Into Freeze-Dried Building Material for Mars

Living Materials+2

Designer Ori Orisun Merhav in front of an amber-coloured lac object

Ori Orisun Merhav Wins Dutch Design Award for Her Work With Insect-Made Lac

Bio-based materials+2

Close-up of reddish brown leather-like material made from pine bark

Pine Bark, Amber Dust and Coffee Grounds: Baltic Biomaterials at Dutch Design Week

Bio-based materials+2

Porous Polymers Create White, Water-Repellent Surfaces Without Pigments or PFAS

Material Futures

Natural Colour and Material Expression at Dutch Design Week 2026

Material Futures

Exploring Mycelium Materials for Architecture and Design

Living Materials+1

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Fibres, Fabrication and New Textile Structures at Dutch Design Week 2026

Bio-based materials+1

Local Resources and New Building Methods at Dutch Design Week 2026

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