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Bio-based materials
Materials grown rather than extracted. From established bio-based sources — hemp, flax, cork, bamboo, wool, straw — to living and biofabricated materials such as mycelium, algae and bacterial cellulose. Renewable by origin, and increasingly capable of matching conventional materials on performance.
Wastewater Algae Explored as a Binder for Recycled Textile Materials
Fibres, Fabrication and New Textile Structures at Dutch Design Week 2026
Waste Wool Becomes Biobased Cladding and Insulation for Building Retrofits
Plant Waste Becomes Lighting and Decorative Objects
Timber–Concrete Floor Slab Combines Compact Construction With Flexible Layouts
Spent Coffee Grounds Become a Composite Material for Furniture
Lignin-Based Nanolayers Create Nearly Invisible, Light-Responsive Coatings
Locally Harvested Reed Forms Lightweight Furniture
Arctic Biomaterials is a company offering sustainable bio-based plastic raw materials made from renewable resources as alternatives for oil based plastics. The company is based in Finland with additional production sites in Asia. The ABM business is divided into two business areas: Medical and Technical. The technology that ABM offers is reinforcing today’s bioplastics with […]
Amorim Cork Composites researches, develops, and manufactures sustainable and high-performance cork composites solutions for applications in multiple industries such as aerospace, panels and composites, automotive, seals and gaskets, construction, sports surfaces, flooring, consumer goods, furnishing and footwear. They belong to Corticeira Amorim, a pioneer and leader in the cork industry ever since the 19th century […]
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Emma Werkhoven – From hunt to design: a story of conscious leather tanning
Marjanne Cuypers – From Ocean to Object: Biobased Material Innovation with Seaweed and Plant Fibers
Rik Maarsen – How to compare sustainable materials
Indrė Mikuckė – New Materiality: Interweaving Creative Experimentation and Dialogue with Nature
Wilfried Martens – Van Wilg tot Wand. Nu klaar voor de bouw
Jannis Kempkens – Biobased Material Research – A Design Perspective
Lisanne Peters – How we invent biobased materials
