Phyto Symbiotic Seat, designed at @royalcollegeofart, is an experimental seating concept that rethinks the relationship between furniture, vegetation and the built environment. Recognised by the @nydesignawards, the project combines a structural seating system with integrated planting, creating a piece that functions both as public furniture and as a living ecosystem. Read more at MaterialDistrict.com #MaterialInspiration #Materials #PhytoSymbioticSeat #LivingFurniture #BiophilicDesign #UrbanGreening #ProductDesign #SustainableDesign #MaterialInnovation #GreenInfrastructure #LandscapeArchitecture #NatureInclusiveDesign #CircularDesign #ModularDesign #UrbanFurniture #DesignForBiodiversity #RegenerativeDesign #PublicSpaceDesign #BiobasedDesign #EcoDesign #FutureMaterials #MaterialDistrict

The material utilises recovered polyvinyl butyral (PVB), the interlayer film found in laminated safety glass, transforming a challenging waste stream into flexible sheet materials and closed-cell foams. Filie by @filie_materials / More at MaterialDistrict.com #MaterialoftheDay #Materials #FoamMaterials #RecycledMaterials #PVB #InteriorDesign #ProductDesign

This year, researchers will test outdoor lighting made from recycled plastic, plant-based materials and elephant manure at the TT Festival in Assen, the Netherlands. The project explores how local waste streams can serve as raw materials for new products. Instead of testing the material in a laboratory, the team has installed the lampshades across the festival site. The festival environment allows researchers to observe how the material performs under everyday conditions and how visitors respond to it. Read more at MaterialDistrict.com @innofest @nhlstenden #MaterialInspiration #Materials #ElephantManure #CompositeMaterials #RecycledPlastic #CircularDesign #MaterialInnovation #WasteToResource #CircularEconomy #BiobasedMaterials #LightingDesign #PublicSpaceDesign #SustainableMaterials #MaterialDistrict

.@Plurial_Novilia has completed ViliaSprint², a social housing development in Bezannes, France. The project, realised in collaboration with @peri3dconstruction and @cobodinternational, comprises 12 apartments across three storeys and provides approximately 800 m² of living space. According to the project partners, ViliaSprint² is currently the largest 3D printed multi-family residential building in Europe. They also describe it as the first building in France where teams printed both the load-bearing structure and all walls directly on site. PERI 3D Construction used a COBOD BOD2 printer to deposit concrete layer by layer and create the building’s structural shell and walls. The team carried out all printing activities on site. Read more at MaterialDistrict.com #MaterialInspiration #Materials #3DPrinting #3DConcretePrinting #DigitalConstruction #Architecture #HousingDesign #MaterialInnovation #SustainableConstruction #LowCarbonConstruction #BuildingTechnology #MaterialDistrict

Made from lignocellulosic fibres and PMDI resin, these boards are formaldehyde-free and water-resistant. VestaEco LDF by @VestaEco / More at MaterialDistrict.com #MaterialoftheDay #Materials #BoardMaterial #BiobasedMaterials #Construction #Architecture #InteriorDesign

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have created a fully biobased material using an unexpected ingredient: baker’s yeast. They designed the material for architectural and interior applications and can 3D print it into customised components such as room dividers, wall panels and daylight-modulating screens. The development offers a renewable alternative to plastics, plaster and synthetic textiles. Read more at MaterialDistrict.com #MaterialInspiration #Materials #YeastBasedMaterial #BioBasedMaterials #MaterialInnovation #CircularDesign #3DPrinting #ArchitectureMaterials #InteriorDesign #SustainableDesign #Biomaterials #DigitalFabrication #CircularArchitecture #EngineeredLivingMaterials #MaterialDistrict #DesignInnovation #BuiltEnvironment

.@ltlarchitects, in collaboration with Guy Nordenson and Associates, is exploring new possibilities for straw-based construction through the All Straw House, a residential prototype currently under construction. Supported by Princeton University’s Sustainability of our Planet Fund, the project demonstrates how an agricultural by-product can become a high-performance building material. The house uses highly compressed straw boards that are cut, stacked and compressed into a novel building system. Unlike traditional straw bale construction, the boards have a density of approximately 370 kg/m³, making them around three times denser than straw bales. As a result, the material provides structural support, thermal insulation and an interior finish within a single assembly. The increased density also improves resistance to pests and fire. Read more at MaterialDistrict.com #MaterialInspiration #Materials #StrawConstruction #BiobasedMaterials #SustainableArchitecture #RegenerativeDesign #NaturalMaterials #MaterialInnovation #CircularConstruction #LowCarbonBuilding #Architecture #BuildingMaterials #Thatching #Prefabrication #BiogenicDesign #MaterialDistrict #SustainableBuilding

A biocomposite material composed of hemp shives, lime, and natural earth pigments. Hempstatic by @Hempstatic / More at MaterialDistrict.com #MaterialoftheDay #Materials #Hemp #Hempcrete #BiobasedMaterials #InteriorDesign #Acoustics