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Zippelin: an inflatable travel bag from recycled truck tarpaulins
For people who travel a lot, a large suitcase with wheels is essential, but they take up a lot of space when they aren’t being used. The Swiss company Freitag has come up with a ...
Read more >Flyleather: a lighter leather material made from recycled leather
One problem with natural leather is that because no animal hide is perfectly square or round, over 15 per cent of a cow’s hide is discarded, usually ending up on the landfill. Sports equipment manufacturer Nike ...
Read more >The London Design Festival: What happened material-wise
Last week, from 16 to 24 September, the London Design Festival 2017 took place. Between all sorts of wonderful design installations, such as a bionic chandelier that cleans the air using algae, there were several noticeable ...
Read more >Petit Pli: origami-inspired outerwear that grows along a child
Children grow about 7 sizes in their first 2 years on Earth, which results in a lot of wasted clothing as well as high costs. Of course, you could go to your local thrift store ...
Read more >Two world’s first 3D printed reinforced concrete bridges
Yesterday (20 September), the world’s first reinforced concrete bicycle bridge was opened in Gemert (in Dutch), the Netherlands. On the same day, a scale model of a girder for the world’s first 3D printed car bridge ...
Read more >Circl: a completely circular and innovative pavilion
The recently opened Circl pavilion in Amsterdam is the first completely circular building in the Netherlands. Materia was one of the companies to advise on the use of sustainable and circular materials. The pavilion, an ...
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