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- A future for paperPaper Future Is there a future for paper? The disappearance of paper is (still) the subject of many discussions, for example in the print…
- Safer Thermal Paper Made From Wood-Based MaterialsResearchers at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) have developed a safer thermal paper coating made from wood-based materials. The new formulation replaces commonly…
- Innovative Paper-Aluminium Composite for Sustainable PackagingWith the rising demand for eco-friendly alternatives in product packaging, researchers have developed a promising solution: a composite of paper and aluminium, designed to…
- Waterschatten: Objects made from used toilet paperThe Dutch Water Authorities no longer see wastewater as just a by-product that needs to be cleaned, but as a valuable source of renewable energy, raw…
- Limex: limestone material to replace paper and plasticReading a book written on stone. You would think that time was long over and only something you would see in the Flintstones now,…
- Paper sculptures with a surprisePaper is the first material many designers work on. It’s also the material of choice for one Chinese designer. Li Hongbo crafts sculptures using…
- PAPEL: Sculptural Material Innovation From Recycled PaperThe PAPEL project by Serbian artist and designer Milica Stanišić explores how discarded paper can become a durable and expressive material. Positioned between art,…
- Interior panels made with paper wasteFRONT Materials (formerly Stonecycling) partnered with ALTED Materials to launch paper-based panels, upcycling 722 kg of landfill waste with every 100m2 of interior wall…
- Producing products with a paper pulp printerFor his graduation project from the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Dutch designer Beer Holthuis developed the world's first paper pulp printer. 3D…
- CupCycling: from disposable coffee cup to colourful paperUK paper company James Cropper developed CupCycling, a method to upcycle to-go coffee cups into paper. Disposable coffee cups are an increasingly environmental headache.…
- Saving bees with Bee Saving PaperPolish company Saatchi & Saatchi IS Warsaw teamed up with City Bees, an organisation that encourages a passion for bees in urban communities, to…
- Building with paper tubesBuilding with paper seems to become more and more popular. It is, after all, a cheap and abundant material, as well as light and…
- 3D printing with paper3D printing is coming closer to every-day reality for consumers as well as designers. Well-known office supply company Staples is teaming up with Mcor,…
- Benchwall paper partitionsDesigned by molo, benchwall is a multi-functional design that links the function of a paper partition with seating and acoustic elements. Made from continuous…
- Furniture made of recycled paperDanish company Paper Paste Living creates interior products like furniture and lamps of recycled post-consumer paper. The products are designed by the Danish design…
- ISLA Plastic-free paper cup coating is completely recyclableMany paper cups are coated with a thin layer of plastic to prevent the liquid content to spill out. However, while convenient when the…
- BetR-Block: building homes with recycled paperPaper is a valuable resource that is not optimally used. Large mounts of it are not recycled and end up on landfills. Yet it…
- Pleated Paper Waste As A New Design MaterialIn April 2026, ISSEY MIYAKE’s Milan store presents The Paper Log: Shell and Core, an experimental exhibition that turns industrial paper waste into design…
- Disposable paper electronicsA team of researchers from the State University of New York at Binghamton created a prototype circuit board made of a sheet of paper…
- Omniphobic coating turns paper into a touchscreenResearchers at Purdue University in the US developed technology to turn cardboard and paper into interactive interfaces, thanks to an omniphobic coating. The engineer…
- Paper water bottle as alternative to PETIt’s no secret that plastic bottles are a major environmental hazard, and while they can be relatively easily recycled, it still would be better…
- Rewritable Paper?A team of chemists at the University of California, Riverside has developed a new type of ‘paper’ that can be written on, erased and…
- Durable paper tilesWe’ve seen paper used in different interesting material innovations recently. Now, a Canadian company has released a novel use for recycled paper: hexagonal tiles…
- BIOWRAP Scales Up Paper-Based Bubble Wrap For Industrial PackagingA European consortium has launched BIOWRAP, a five-year project designed to bring fully paper-based bubble wrap to industrial-scale production. The initiative focuses on PapairWrap,…
