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- 3D printed furniture made of coffee groundsLowpoly, a Spanish 3D printing company, 3D printed furniture made with coffee grounds for a coffee shop in Barcelona. The coffee shop of D-Origen…
- 3D printing with coffee groundsResearchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, US, developed a methods for 3D printing a wide range of object using a paste of waste…
- Lamps made of beer and coffee wasteItalian sustainable design practice High Society designed a series of lamp shades made from by-products of beer and coffee production. To make the lights,…
- Coffee-Roasting Side Streams Provide Colour For Packaging InkA Finnish research and industry collaboration has developed a water-based printing ink using colourants obtained from coffee-roasting side streams. In August 2026, the partners…
- Coffee Grounds Upcycled Into Biodegradable Thermal InsulationSpent coffee grounds could find a second life as high-performance thermal insulation. Researchers have developed a fully biobased composite that offers a renewable alternative…
- From Coffee Sack to Biobased Felt: Re-Yut-Cel Reimagines Textile WasteA consortium of Dutch and international partners has found a new life for the thousands of jute coffee sacks discarded each year. The project,…
- Coffee Composite 1This is a mouldable biobased material made from spent coffee grounds, coffee husk, potato starch, glycerine and water. This recipe makes it easy to create 3D shapes that hold their form well. It is pressed into 3D printed moulds and dried using a dehydrator.
- Vehicle parts made with coffee chaffCar company Ford Motor Company and restaurant chain McDonald’s USA teamed up to reuse McDonald’s waste coffee chaff in the production of vehicle parts.…
- CupCycling: from disposable coffee cup to colourful paperUK paper company James Cropper developed CupCycling, a method to upcycle to-go coffee cups into paper. Disposable coffee cups are an increasingly environmental headache.…
- 3D Printed Biodegradable Material from Coffee Grounds and Reishi MushroomsResearchers at the University of Washington have developed an innovative material made from coffee grounds and Reishi mushroom spores that can be 3D printed…
- A stool made of spent shower sponges and coffee groundsMaster students at Columbia University GSAPP in the US designed a stool made of plant-based by-products, including luffa sponges and coffee grounds. Called Luffa…
- A (new and improved) bicycle made of recycled coffee cupsCoffee brand Nespresso and Swedish cycle and lifestyle brand Vélosophy designed a new and improved model of the in 2019 presented bicycle, made of…
- Coffee Composite 2This material is a sturdy, biobased mixture made entirely from organic waste such as spent coffee grounds, casein – a milk protein and water. It is pressed into moulds and dried using a dehydrator, without any chemical additives. The result is a strong, natural sheet material, perfect for creating flat (2D) shapes.
- Eco-friendly printing with beer, coffee and hempThis month, 3d printing filament company 3Dom USA in collaboration with biocomposite company c2Renew presented their latest product 'Entwined', a biobased, sustainable 3d printing…
- Locally Sourced Cedar Shapes Sustainable Pavilion in Panama’s Coffee HighlandsArchitecture practice Mallol has completed El Arca, a private timber pavilion in Nueva Suiza, Chiriquí, Panama. The project demonstrates how locally sourced materials and…
- Bee2C: A Circular Beehive from Mycelium and Recycled Coffee WasteThe Bee2C project demonstrates how organic waste can be transformed into a structural, functional, and ecological material solution. By cultivating mycelium on a substrate…
- Unstainable: Please Spill Coffee On This MaterialThanks to the latest in nanotech coating technology, the most elegant white surface or shirt can stay that way. This so-called 'Unstainable White Shirt'…
- Marijke Jans – Coffee grounds as raw materialMarijke Jans is a Belgian material and object designer who studied interior design at Thomas More Mechelen. Her practice is diverse but consistent and…
- Coffee Flour: Turning Waste Into A New SuperfoodThe coffee industry produces substantial amounts of waste each year. One of these waste product is coffee cherry pulp, a byproduct of green coffee…
- S.Café coffee fabricS.Café is made from a combination of coffee grounds and polyester. In a low-temperature, high-pressure and energy saving process, the coffee grounds are combined with the polyester yarn surface, changing the characteristics of the filament and adding properties like fast-drying, UV-protection and odour control.
- Brewing inspirationDesigner Vilma Farrell creates richly coloured, translucent fabrics for lampshades out of used paper coffee filters. Even common household waste can be a source…
- Morning RitualMorning Ritual is a series of biodegradable containers made of coffee grounds and newspaper waste. After coffee ground waste is collected from local coffee shops, it is mixed with newspaper pulp and a natural binding agent. The mixture is moulded by hand.
- DecaféDecafé is a composite material made from heat and pressure treated coffee grounds. 80 °C temperature heat resistance, fireproof, non-conductive and strong enough to sand are some of Decafé’s material attributes. This material naturally also features the distinctive aroma of coffee.
- Re-TileRe-Tile is a collection of wall tiles developed by OVPolymers using a composite material based on recycled plastic and spent coffee grounds. Designed for interior wall applications, the tiles demonstrate how post-consumer and organic waste streams can be transformed into durable architectural products.
