Channel
Biophilic & Human-Centred
Materials chosen for the people who live with them. Biophilic design, natural textures and daylight, healthy indoor air, low-emission and non-toxic materials, tactile comfort and acoustic wellbeing. Design that supports health rather than merely avoiding harm.
21 Aug 2026
Eelgrass Acoustic Baffles Shape Copenhagen Listening Lounge
Bio-based materials
19 Aug 2026
Mass Timber Museum Connects Indigenous Art, Landscape And Materiality
17 Aug 2026
Museumpark VONK Becomes The Netherlands’ First Large-Scale Biobased Museum
Bio-based materials
12 Aug 2026
Modular Mass Timber System Targets Canada’s Housing Shortage
Bio-based materials
19 Jun 2026
Outdoor Luminaire Produced Using Powder Bed Concrete 3D Printing
17 Jun 2026
A Silver-Enhanced T-Shirt With Electromagnetic Shielding Properties
9 Jun 2026
Soil Stones Combine Recycled Cork and Mineral Finishes
Acoustic+1
5 Jun 2026
Phyto Symbiotic Seat Explores Living Furniture Through Plant–Material Integration
16 Sept 2026
MaterialDistrict Expo: Beyond Plastics
4 Mar 2026
MaterialDistrict Utrecht 2026
Acoustic+1
7 May 2025
MaterialDistrict Expo: Fascinating Façades
12 Mar 2025
MaterialDistrict Utrecht 2025
Bio-based materials+2
11 Sept 2024
MaterialDistrict Expo: Super Skins
Material Futures
29 May 2024
MaterialDistrict Expo: Super Skins
Sustainable
24 Apr 2024
MaterialDistrict Expo: Healthy Heroes
Sustainable
27 Sept 2023
MaterialDistrict Expo: Healthy Heroes
Sustainable
Lotte Douwes
Lotte Douwes – Fragments of Wonder — a reflection of change
Shai van Vlijmen
Shai van Vlijmen – Biophilic Passive Timber Home
Beitske Bouwman
Beitske Bouwman – The Healing Power of Nature (NL)
Charilaos Mananedakis
Charilaos Mananedakis – Natural Air Purification
Atto Harsta
Atto Harsta – The Timber Building Revolution; biobased building from margin to mainstream – part 2: The how
Julia Kaleta
Julia Kaleta – Shades of sustainable colours: how designers are re-defining the role of colour in the fashion industry?
Gerrit-Jan Teunissen
Gerrit-Jan Teunissen – Building Healthy Buildings
Lisa Ortsen