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- Ocean dildos made from recycled ocean plasticPlastic takes hundreds of years to decompose, but every year, 8 million tones of plastic ends up in the ocean, harming marine life. Several…
- What to do with ocean plastic on World Oceans DayOn World Oceans Day, we show you some interesting projects that reuse plastic fished from the ocean. Plastic spells disaster for our oceans. Not…
- Compîle project aims to clean up the ocean’s plastic soupBelgian design and consultancy firm CREAX developed a modular concept called Compîle, an artificial beach that passively cleans up plastic from the ocean. Every…
- How to clean up the oceanDutch start-up The Ocean Cleanup deployed their updated system last month while US non-profit organisation Ocean Voyages Institute announced that it has successfully removed…
- The Ocean Cleanup: the next phase in capturing plasticThere is so much plastic in the ocean, there is no way to clean it all up. The best thing we can do is…
- A watch made of ocean plasticIn collaboration with #tide ocean, a company that recycles ocean plastic, Swedish watch brand TRIWA launches a range of watches made of ocean plastic…
- The Ocean Cleanup’s clean-up mission ready to startA month ago, the Dutch non-profit organisation The Ocean Cleanup deployed their first clean-up system from the San Francisco Bay. On 17 October, the…
- Sunglasses made from ocean plastic to support clean wavesClean Waves, a creative fundraising platform aimed at boosting the use of eco-innovative material in fashion and industrial design, launches a series of 3…
- OceanicSaving our ocean one bottle at a time, each metre of Oceanic is woven from yarn made from 26 plastic bottles. Delicately dyed using cationic yarn, this multi-tonal textile combines and contrasts a light warp with a deeply saturated weft. With an intricate twill weave, this visual detail creates a subtle pattern - enhancing both the considered colour and careful construction of the fabric.
- Recreating the structure of a conch shell by 3D printing on World Oceans DayToday (8 June) is World Oceans Day. The ocean is an important source for materials, and we are not just talking about ocean plastic…
- Blue Ocean Dome by Shigeru Ban Showcases Cardboard, Bamboo and Carbon Fibre at Expo 2025 OsakaAt Expo 2025 Osaka, architect Shigeru Ban has realised the Blue Ocean Dome, a temporary exhibition structure constructed from recyclable cardboard tubes, laminated bamboo,…
- Ocean-Safe Seaweed FilmDeveloped with seaweed and other natural resources, this transparent film is developed to replace harmful single use plastic often used in packaging. It looks and behaves like legacy plastic but degrades harmlessly and naturally unlike plastics. It is non-toxic, home compostable, ocean safe. No petrochemicals. No microplastics. No persistent waste. Seaweed was chosen for a reason.
- From Ocean Waste to Illuminating Design: Upcycled PE Lamps Inspired by JellyfishPolycycle Illumination is a unique collection of table lamps made from upcycled polyethylene (PE) plastic film. Designed by Xuanhao Li, a CMF (Colour, Material,…
- Ocean ArticulatedOcean Articulated is a recyclable and load-bearing material with locally extracted salt, sand and plant based natural binder. It is water dissoluble and sensitive to the humidity over 80%. Considering the environmental impact of sand extraction and the associated transportation costs, the question arose whether there is a way to use sand as a reusable material and communicate this aesthetically in a form appropriate to the material.
- 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…
- LAHB: A Bioplastic Designed to Disappear in the OceanPlastic pollution in the world’s oceans remains one of the most urgent environmental challenges. While biobased plastics have been promoted as alternatives, many fail…
- Marjanne Cuypers – Timber from the ocean forests – regenerative practices for abundant living spacesMarjanne Cuypers is founder of BlueBlocks, a research and development led bio-manufacturing company. She studied industrial design engineering at Delft University of Technology, worked…
- Marjanne Cuypers – From Ocean to Object: Biobased Material Innovation with Seaweed and Plant FibersMarjanne Cuypers is the founder of SeaWood Materials, a company developing innovative biobased materials derived from seaweed side streams and other plant-based fibres. With…
- Ocean Bacteria Reveal How Biodegradable Plastics Really Break DownBiodegradable plastics are often seen as a solution to the global plastic waste problem. However, new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)…
- Kathryn Larsen – Biomaterials from the Ocean: Building with Seaweed, Seagrass and ShellKathryn Larsen was born and raised in the US, but is now based in The Netherlands and Denmark. She is a Masters thesis candidate…
