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- Insects & Men Explores The Beauty of Honeybee Bio Resin“The whole pattern of nature is of cycles within cycles within cycles.” Medawar & Medawar 1983 Coming from a family of beekeepers, Marlène Huissoud…
- Tarkett Introduces The World’s First Carbon-Negative Linoleum FlooringTarkett has introduced what it describes as the world’s first carbon-negative linoleum flooring. The company positions the material as a step forward in low-impact…
- Resource-Efficient Engineered Wood Reduces Carbon Emissions in ConstructionSustainable construction increasingly focuses on resource efficiency. Material selection plays a key role in lowering the environmental impact of building projects. Recent research highlights…
- Diaphanous materialsMaterials that are light-permeable are usually called ‘transparent’ or ‘translucent’, although it might be more accurate to call them ‘diaphanous’ – of such fine…
- Clear woodClear wood is the facade material of today. Its use, however, asks much more of the architect’s knowledge of materials. Modern preservation and production…
- Future Materials and ‘Being Good’Striving for certification of carbon neutral and sustainable materials that minimise our ecological impact is leading to a lack of innovation and ignorance about…
- Bottle-Up: What if Glass Waste Could Become a Valuable Asset In Zanzibar?WHAT IF...glass waste on Zanzibar could become a valuable asset? That is the question a team of Dutch designers is taking on as part…
- Cement Plants Could Combine Production With Direct Air CaptureCement production causes around five to eight per cent of global CO₂ emissions. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now explored a way to reduce…
- From Store Interiors to Light ObjectsAt Dutch Design Week 2025, Zurich-based bag brand FREITAG joins forces with Eindhoven designer Job van den Berg to give new life to the…
- Light transmitting materialsMaterials that are light-permeable are usually called ‘transparent’ or translucent’, although it might be more accurate to call them ‘diaphanous’ – of such fine…
- Today’s materials for tomorrow’s architecture!Insulation material made from Typha, communicating façades, printed roof tiles, walls made from fungi… During MaterialDistrict Rotterdam 2019 (12-14 March in Rotterdam Ahoy, the…
- Using microbial cellulose as sustainable packaging materialFor her bachelor project at the Free University of Bolzano-Bozen in 2017, Italy-based designer Emma Sicher developed microbial cellulose made from fruits and vegetables…
- Urea-based battery could be inexpensive storage solution for solar powerSolar cells only work during the day, when the sun shines. While solar cells become better and better, and some can even generate power…
- This Light Installation is Advocating for Cleaner, Healthier CitiesVel02 is an interactive installation of light by design studio Loop.pH that highlights the link between physical activity and healthy cities. Commissioned by Shin…
- Send The Design, Not The Furniture: How TRIBOO Is Trying To Scale Circular InteriorsA year after MaterialDistrict profiled founder Marc van der Heijden, TRIBOO is working on the parts of its circular furniture model that no single…
- Yeast-Based 3D Printed Material Opens New Possibilities for Circular ArchitectureResearchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have created a fully biobased material using an unexpected ingredient: baker’s yeast. They designed the material…
- Circular Concrete Moves Beyond Experimentation in Dutch InfrastructureDutch construction company Heijmans is using circular concrete for a new cycle tunnel at the HOV public transport station in Beverwijk. The project is…
- Sustainable Sodium-Ion Batteries Made From Wood Industry By-ProductsThe transition to renewable energy is driving strong demand for safe, affordable and scalable energy storage. Today’s battery technologies rely heavily on lithium-ion systems,…
- Biodegradable Plastics: Why Designers Should Look Beyond the LabelBiodegradable and biobased plastics are often promoted as sustainable choices for the built environment, interiors, products and packaging. Yet new research from Radboud University…
- The Living Pots: 3D Printed Biodegradable Vessels That Absorb CO2The Alwadiya: The Living Pots collection, developed by TECHNOCrafts in collaboration with LAMÁQUINA and Micaela Clubourg, presents an innovative approach to material sustainability, merging…
- Growing Textiles: Blurring the Lines Between Natural and Synthetic in Biobased and Circular DesignIn contemporary design, the lines between natural and synthetic realms are becoming increasingly blurred. Designers are actively seeking innovative solutions that align with sustainability…
- A bicycle wheel that filters outdoor air pollutionCalled Rolloe, this bicycle wheel uses the riders motion to filter outdoor pollution, cleaning the air as they cycle. The bicycle wheel uses motion…
- A bicycle made of recycled coffee capsulesSwedish bicycle and lifestyle brand Vélosophy partnered with coffee brand Nespresso to create a bicycle made of recycled Nespresso coffee capsules. Aluminium is a…
- Biocycle, technocycle and performative materials at MaterialDistrict RotterdamDuring MaterialDistrict Rotterdam, we show you all the materials we have scouted in the past year. This year’s materials can be divided into three…
