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- HKog Bio-Leather Combines Plant-Based Materials With Smart Shielding ClaimsA new biobased material developed by Egyptian innovator Hany Fawwaz aims to combine the look and feel of leather with smart functionality. Called HKog…
- Enzymatically Formed Carbon-Negative Material Offers a New Alternative to ConcreteResearchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have created a new structural material that could reshape sustainable design. The material, called Enzymatic Structural Material (ESM),…
- Peanut shell wins Material of the Year awardPeanut Shell Board by Kokoboard has won the Material of the Year award. From a shortlist of ten top-quality new materials, the post-harvest bio-composite…
- A 3D printer that can print with unknown materialsResearchers at MIT in the US developed a 3D printer that can automatically identify the parameters of an unknown material on its own. Commonly…
- Fire-retardant mycelium materialResearchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, created a sustainable, scalable, and safe-fire-retardant material made of pure mycelium. Mycelium is the name for the…
- Mycelium building materialsUK-based PLP Architects aims to create mycelium-based bio-composite construction materials to move away from traditional building materials. PLP conducted a year-long experiment to explore…
- New building material is made from fungus, rice and glassAustralian researchers developed a new, lightweight fungi composite material for construction, made with waste rice husks and glass fines. If you paid attention to…
- CORNCRETL: Corn Waste And Lime Composite For Robotic 3D Printed ConstructionMexican design practice MANUFACTURA has developed CORNCRETL, a bio-based construction material made from corn residues, recycled nejayote and lime-based aggregates. The team designed the…
- Centre Sanaaq: Material-Led Design for a New Cultural Hub in MontréalThe newly opened Centre Sanaaq in downtown Montréal showcases a material-first approach to public architecture. The design team—Pelletier de Fontenay, Architecture49, and Atelier Zébulon…
- What not to miss at Dutch Design Week 2025: Biobased MaterialsDutch Design Week (18–26 October 2025, Eindhoven) returns with a strong focus on material innovation—prioritising sustainability, circularity and regional production. This year’s programme surfaces…
- From Invasive Plant to Design Material: Reductio ad LermaenseReductio ad Lermaense is a design project by Manuel Díaz Tufinio that turns an invasive wetland plant into a new biobased material. By transforming…
- Beyond Space Designs Holcim Headquarters with Innovative MaterialsIn Zug, Switzerland, Beyond Space is redeveloping the headquarters of Holcim. The project covers 9,000m² and is planned in several stages. The first phase…
- GREENLANDER Introduces Natural Fibre Composites in Expedition Vehicle DesignAt the 2025 Caravan Salon Düsseldorf, GREENLANDER presented the series version of its Sherpa expedition vehicle. The model highlights new possibilities for using natural…
- Bio-concrete from Urine: A Groundbreaking Step Towards Circular Building MaterialsResearchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed an innovative form of bio-concrete using an unlikely but abundant resource: human urine. This material breakthrough,…
- A biobased and biodegradable material made from pine needlesDesigner Gaurav Wali developed a biobased and biodegradable material made of pine needles, which can be used to make products. Himachal and Uttarakhand, areas…
- Coffee cups made from a sand material inspired by dunesInspired by ever shifting dunes, The Foundry by Tinkah developed a mouldable material made with desert sand, which they used to produce coffee cups.…
- Infimer: composite thermoplastic material produced from unsorted wasteA lot of waste is, unfortunately, not recycled. Part of the reason why this does not happen is because sorting the types of waste…
- WALiD: new material for lighter wind turbine bladesThe bigger the blades on a wind turbine, the more energy it generates. However, current blades of wind turbines are made of heavy material,…
- Sea shells for better building materialsSeashells have done an exemplary job of protecting their inhabitants for around a hundred million years, so perhaps it isn’t surprising that scientists and…
- The Sinking Chair: Material Innovation in Sculptural Furniture DesignThe Sinking Chair is a limited-edition sculptural furniture piece that merges experimental materiality with conceptual design. Created by designer Philipp Aduatz, the chair offers…
- Tiffany Façade Stuttgart: A Showcase of Craftsmanship and Material InnovationThe Tiffany façade in Stuttgart represents an ambitious and intricate collaboration between architecture, material innovation, and the legacy of Tiffany & Co. Designed by…
- Wood cellulose material is stronger than spider silkSpider silk has long been considered to be the strongest biobased material, and there have been many (successful) attempts in mimicking this material. However,…
- Composite Metal Foams could make for stronger and lighter tanksTanks and other armoured vehicles need a lot of protection to keep their occupants safe in combat zones. The steel plates commonly used for…
- Flexible furniture made from felt composite Lanisor and woodYou can do a lot with few materials. Students from the German Angewandte Kunst Schneeberg academy prove as much with the series of furniture they…
