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- Colour Changing flowers for your ValentineTo celebrate Valentine's Day, London based designers Bompas & Parr have create several varieties of colour changing flowers. Painted with two different types of thermochromic…
- Trash-to-Cash: A Flowering BusinessIn India, bright pink and marigold flowers are bringing people happiness in a new way: as a marketable flower-based powder. The Society for Child…
- Say it with artificial blooming flowers from morphing materialHave you ever been in a restaurant and felt at the plant on the table to see if it was real or made from…
- Studio ‘Party’ Streams Music Videos onto FlowersThis limited-time, a very unique 24-hour live stream music video has been created for "Hana" (meaning 'flowers' in Japanese) by Tokyo-based rock band, androp. The…
- Shylight: Materials Mimicking Flowers At NightNyctinasty is highly evolved natural mechanism whereby certain type of flowers close up at night for self-defense and also to conserve resource. This natural…
- A flower pot made of coffee groundsDutch flower pot manufacturer Elho developed flowerpots in various sizes made of waste coffee grounds. The flower pots is made from 100% recycled waste,…
- Plastic free vegan down alternative made of flowersMaterial science company Pangaia developed a vegan and plastic free down alternative made of wildflowers and a biopolymer, called FLWRDWN. To keep warm, duck…
- Blooming Material Flowers from Jerusalem“Warde” by HQ Architects is a set of giant urban flowers installed in an open market square in the centre of Jerusalem. Made from…
- Nature-Inspired Petal Structure Could Lead to New Reflective MaterialsResearchers at Shinshu University in Japan have uncovered the secret behind the glossy appearance of the hardy ice plant (Delosperma cooperi). Their findings could…
- Petal Vase: From Floral Waste To Regenerative Design ObjectThe Petal Vase, developed by Rebloom Studio together with designers SeongJin Hwang, Sumin Jin and NaYeon Kim, explores how organic waste can become a…
- Blooming biodegradable face masksIn response to the growing plastic pollution by single-use face masks, Dutch brand Marie Bee Bloom designed biodegradable face masks made of rice paper,…
- Dutch scavenger designDuring Dutch Design Week 2019, graduates from Design Academy Eindhoven showcased their work. One group of projects, grouped under the header ‘The Scavengers’, used…
- Buganbag Transforms Bougainvillea Waste Into Biobased LeatherBuganbag is a handbag made with an experimental biobased leather from bougainvillea flowers. Industrial design students Daniel Enrique Terán Quintero and Cristian Enrique Julio…
- GreenEdge: A Circular Material for Interior DesignEvery year, designers face the challenge of dealing with Europe’s enormous furniture waste stream: more than 10 million tonnes are thrown away annually, and…
- Ultra-light sponge material made from ceramic nanofibresCeramic is a very heat resistant and strong material. However, if you have ever dropped a plate or mug, you also know that the…
- Evergreen PlattersSince antiquity, nature has inspired motifs as a central stylistic device in designed items of value, from tablewares to vases, tiles buildings. This latest…
- From Plant to Palette: Natural Dyeing in Marianne Tiegen’s Chalet CocagneIn the Swiss Alps, Chalet Cocagne by Marianne Tiegen Interiors shows how colour and material can connect interiors to their surroundings. The project reimagines…
- 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…
- Temple to a Vanishing Indulgence: An Installation of Memory and MaterialsIn the courtyard of Montpellier’s historic Hôtel de Grave, a thought-provoking installation has captured the imagination of visitors and juries alike. Designed by Michael…
- Bio-Inspired Lattice Structure Offers New Possibilities for Architecture and Product DesignResearchers at RMIT University have developed an innovative material inspired by the intricate glass skeleton of the Venus’ flower basket sea sponge (Euplectella aspergillum).…
- Transforming Fabric Waste into Sculptural Outdoor FurnitureItalian brand Paola Lenti has introduced Hana-Arashi (Flower Storm), a furniture collection designed by nendo, which repurposes production waste into sculptural outdoor furniture. The…
- Glowing Garden: Exploring the Intersection of Nature and TechnologyGlowing Garden, developed by Studio Roosegaarde, reimagines the natural world by introducing a luminescent display of orchids, flowers, trees, and millipedes. Using specialized lighting…
- Shoes made of dandelionsShoe brand Cole Haan developed a line of shoes made with a minimum of 25% of natural dandelion rubber. During World War II, there…
- A paving tile made of duckweedDutch studio Flip the City designed a biodegradable paving tile made of duckweed to facilitate biodiversity, improve drainage and improve water quality. Duckweed (Lemna)…
