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- UNCRUDE® – Plant-Based, Plastic-Free Footwear SolesA BLUNT STORY has developed UNCRUDE®, a proprietary sole technology designed to reduce the environmental impact of footwear. The UNCRUDE® outsole contains approximately 70% biobased content and incorporates regenerative materials, including agricultural waste streams. The UNCRUDE® midsole (footbed) contains approximately 94% plant-based content. It combines renewable plant-based oils and materials with carbon-sequestering inputs such as cork.
- Redefining Palm Oil: Turning Waste into BioplasticFor decades, palm oil has carried a negative image in Western media. It is often linked to deforestation and environmental harm. Yet in Southeast…
- A 3D printed kinetic installation made of recycled plasticDesign studio Atelier DARN created a kinetic installation made of 3D printed pieces made of recycled plastic. For the 2024 edition of Festival des…
- Bioplastic made of agricultural wasteResearchers at the Swiss university EPFL developed a method to produce high performance plastics from renewable resources, like agricultural waste. The team developed a…
- A floating cathedral made of urban wasteAlong with creative studio D/DOCK and impact innovation agency Max-G, Dutch social enterprise Plastic Whale announced a floating ‘cathedral’, made of urban waste streams.…
- Design Surfaces Made from Recycled PlasticSustaign panels are solid surface materials made from 100% postconsumer recycled polypropylene (PP). Plastic waste is carefully processed and re-engineered into high-quality architectural panels that combine technical performance with a distinctive visual identity.
- Dutch wool: from waste material to valuable productThe Dutch collective Hollands Wol Collectief (Dutch Wool Collective) aims to process Dutch wool, currently seen as a waste product, locally and use it…
- A car made of flax and recycled ocean plasticStudents from Eindhoven University of Technology presented the design of their sixth car. Called Luca, the vehicle is made of flax and recycled plastic…
- 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,…
- Turing seafood waste in biodegradable bioplasticFour designers from The Royal College of Art & Imperial College London developed new manufacturing processes to turn seafood waste into biodegradable, recyclable bioplastics.…
- Beetle shell plasticBeetle shells are not the first thing many people think of when talking about material development. But one designer has certainly seen the potential…
- 3D Printed Recycled Plastic Panels Translate Energy Into ArchitectureAectual has created a custom 3D printed wall panel system for energy company E.ON. The design turns the company’s visual identity into a tactile…
- Marc van der Heijden – #Greengridz: From Waste Costs To Raw Material ValueMarc van der Heijden is the founder and director of TRIBOO, a company focused on disrupting industries such as logistics and construction. With over…
- ECHO Chair Uses Recycled Plastics in Large-Scale 3D PrintingZHA has collaborated with Spanish large-scale 3D printing company Nagami on the ECHO Chair, a furniture collection that combines computational design with additive manufacturing.…
- A tumbler made of waste wood thermoplasticKim Jiwoo, a student at design academy Designerdot in South Korea, designed a tumbler made of a thermoplastic derived from wood waste. The material…
- Blinds made of waste materialThe blinds for windows and the room dividers have a transparent look: the daylight can play with the material. All the pieces are unique, even personal items can be used in the weaving process. The yarns, ribbons, shoelaces, cords, rubber, leather, plastics, copper, wool, cotton, zippers, velvet, flax and even shower curtains are all collected and found or received.
- Coffee cups made from waste coffee groundsGerman start-up Kaffeeform designed various coffee cups, including a take-away cup, made from waste coffee grounds. Many of us love a cup of coffee…
- Bioplastic called Wheypack made from cheese wasteIf there is one thing the Dutch, and thus Materia employees, love, it’s cheese. However, in the cheese making process, a byproduct called whey…
- Nedzhmie Yusufova – Beyond Plastic: Bio-Material 3D Printing for Circular SpacesNedji Yusufova is a Delft-based bio-material designer working at the intersection of architecture, circular materials, and 3D printing. She develops home-compostable material recipes from…
- A helmet made of upcycled shell wasteJapanese company Koushi Chemical Industry, in collaboration with the village of Sarufutsu, developed a helmet made with discarded shell from the food industry. Shellfish…
- Products made from tire wasteUK start-up The Tyre Collective teamed up with various designers and artists to explore how tire particles that come off car tires as they…
- A vegan leather alternative made of waste legume podsCalled Leukeather, developed by Nuhayr Zein, the material is an alternative for exotic leathers made from dried Leucaena pods, a by-product of existing agriculture.…
- Turning Unrecyclable Textiles Into Circular Chemical Building BlocksAcross Europe, more than 70% of textile waste still ends up in incineration or landfill. This is not because the material lacks value, but…
- Le Pavé® recycled plastic panelLe Pavé is the first floor covering composed of 100% waste plastic recovered from nature and from the ocean. The material has a speckled look. To maximize the ecological and social impact, the plastic is guaranteed fair trade under the label 'Waste & Hope'. The plastic is mostly collected directly from nature and near the oceans.
