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- Growing Eco-friendly Bricks with Sand and BacteriaStart-up company BioMason is currently working towards a debut of a new kind of eco-friendly brick ‘grown’ with sand and bacteria. Based in North Carolina,…
- Could Fake Coral Materials Clean Up Our Oceans?The growing amount of mercury in our oceans is a big environmental problem. But a new kind of artificial coral being developed by researchers…
- Ecologically Engineered Concrete Habitat Units Enhance Marine Biodiversity at New Zealand PortLyttelton Port Company (LPC) introduced ecological design principles into its coastal infrastructure through specially engineered concrete habitat units. The project shows how maritime structures…
- Oyster-Inspired Cement Promises Stronger, And More Sustainable Construction MaterialsResearchers at Purdue University are developing a new type of cement inspired by oysters. This innovation could lead to stronger, faster-curing and more sustainable…
- Corallite: Lighting and Furniture Made from Recycled Foam ConcreteThe Mumbai-based design studio Sanjay Puri Architects has developed Corallite, a series of lighting and furniture objects informed by the natural geometry and texture…
- 3D Printed Jewellery Inspired by Coral GrowthAustrian design studio JK3D has introduced the Coralea series, a collection of 3D printed earrings that integrate modern technology with natural aesthetics. Inspired by…
- A pendant light and room divider made of luffaDesigner Samer Selbak designed a pendant light and a room divider made of two fundamentally different materials: steel and luffa. Called the Luffa Project,…
- 3D printed ceramic cooling solutions inspired by termite moundsFor their thesis project at Bartlett School of Architecture in the UK, designer Rameshwari Jonnalagedda designed 3D printed ceramic structures that mimic the porous…
- Root TextileRootfull unites design with biology and reconnects humanity with Nature. It’s a pioneering venture that grows wheatgrass into templates carved from beeswax to create lamps and acoustic wall hangings from root. The textile is grown simply with wheatgrass seed and water to create a material that is woven entirely by Nature.
- A 3D printed store façade made of reclaimed fishing netsDutch architectural studio MVRDV designed the façade of the Tiffany & Co. store in Singapore’s Changi Airport, which is made of 3D printed reclaimed…
- Algae-based concrete blocksWith their Bio-Block Spiral, architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), in collaboration with Prometheus Materials, showcases the potential of blocks created using microscopic…
- BESE-elements®These Biodegradable Elements for Starting Ecosystems, or BESE-elements®, consist of stackable layers that build up into a biodegradable matrix structure. The modular design combines porosity with a complex structure. The renewable raw material, Solanyl, is biodegradable, carbon neutral and non-toxic, being made of potato waste from the French fry industry.
- Bese ProductsBESE designs and sells products that are 100% biodegradable. They provide a temporary kick-start agent, that restores an ecosystem and degrades over time, leaving…
- A shoe made with algae polyurethaneCalled Blueview, this shoe is completely biobased and biodegradable, with a sole made of biobased polyurethane, made from algae. Blueview is a spinoff company…
