Articles
A sweater made from human hair
Human Material Loop, a project founded by Studio Zsofia Kollar, explores the possibilities of waste human hair as a material and its integration into the textile industry. As proof of concept, they created a sweater ...
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Tapestries made of fired glass fibres
With her project ‘Soft Silica’, designer Sarah Roseman experiments with glass fibre textile, turning the material into intricate structures after firing. Roseman uses glass fibres in a textile form, after which the material is fired ...
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A sewage sludge-based material as pigment and additive
OurCarbon is a material made energy neutrally from organic waste like sewage sludge. As prove of concept, the company asked various designers and studios to show the material’s potential. OurCarbon is made by a San ...
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A wooden knife sharper than steel
Researchers at the University of Maryland created a knife made of hardened wood that is almost three times sharper than a stainless steel dinner table knife. Currently, the sharpest knives available are made of steel ...
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What not to miss at Dutch Design Week 2021
Dutch Design Week 2021 takes place from 16 to 24 October 2021 in Eindhoven (the Netherlands). MaterialDistrict selected some of the most interesting material-related projects. Sparkling Plastic This workshop allows creatives to experiment with waste ...
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A house made of 100+ sustainable materials
With Exploded View Beyond Building, Biobased Creations, along with 100 pioneers from the world of circular and biobased building created a life-size biobased house which is shown for the first time during Dutch Design Week, ...
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