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- Sheet material made of Japanese knotweedCalled Why Knot, the sheet material is made of Japanese knotweed, an invasive plant in the Netherlands. Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is a fast-growing…
- Discover the latest trends in biobased and circular building materials at MaterialDistrict UtrechtFrom 6 to 8 March, Werkspoorkathedraal in Utrecht will be the centre of the latest developments in the field of biobased and circular building…
- MaterialDistrict Utrecht 2023 shows there is great interest in sustainable materialsDespite the snow and the regional transport strike, more than 4,400 architects, interior architects and other material specifiers came to MaterialDistrict Utrecht, the leading…
- Growing Biobased Building MaterialsWhat could be better than simply growing your own building materials? From building sheets made of peanut shells to plastics made from sugar beets,…
- Experimental Furniture And Lighting Showcase Material ResearchEmerging designers increasingly use material experimentation to rethink how furniture, lighting and objects are designed and made. At UKURANT Makes Room, presented during 3daysofdesign…
- The dark side of animal materials part 2: leather & furIn a time in which small environmental footprints and ethical work conditions are being demanded from manufacturers, more and more designers and material clients…
- Some material highlights at the London Design Festival 2018During the London Design Festival, taking place from 15 to 23 September 2018, we take a look at some of the material highlights. Japanese…
- Missed the Milan Design Week? Here are some material highlights! Part IIIAt the Milan Design Week, several companies and designers showed how you can do wonderful things with recycled and upcycled materials. In our third…
- 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…
- After Milan: more material innovation we have seenThe Milan Design Week attracted this year 400,000 visitors, a new record, and focused mainly on colour and exuberance after all the gloomy natural…
- An ‘impossible’ 2D material stronger than steelResearchers at MIT have developed an ‘impossible’ material: a 2D polymer that self-assembles into sheets and is stronger than steel. Usually, polymers, which include…
- Four examples of German material designIn various projects, students from the department Textile and Surface Design at the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin have designed products from a whole…
- Stronger than graphene: new wonder material boropheneResearchers at MIT and Xiamen University in China discovered a number of remarkable properties of borophene, a 2D material that could push graphene out…
- Cutting Patterns Give Kirigami Materials New Mechanical PropertiesResearchers at The University of Osaka have developed a new kirigami structure that twists when stretched. Their work shows how carefully designed cut patterns…
- 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…
- 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…
- Stealth material hides hot objects from prying infrared eyesResearchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (US) have developed a ‘stealth’ material that hides objects and people from infrared cameras. Infrared cameras are tools…
- Scoby: edible packaging material grown from bacteriaPolish designer Roza Janusz developed Scoby, an alternative to plastic food packaging that is made by bacteria and can be eaten or composted after…
- Semi-Transparent, Strong Wood Developed from Natural, Low-Cost MaterialsA team of researchers at Kennesaw State University, USA, has developed a new type of semi-transparent, durable wood using inexpensive, largely natural materials. Presented…
- A self-folding tulip made from common 3D printing materialCombining origami techniques and 3D printing, researchers at the Technical University of Delft managed to create 3D printed, flat structures that self-fold into 3D…
- Fires in high-rise buildings: a material problem?On 22 December, a flat burned down in South Korea, killing 29 people. Immediately, comparisons where made with the disaster that happened this summer,…
- Fire-retardant mycelium materialResearchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, created a sustainable, scalable, and safe-fire-retardant material made of pure mycelium. Mycelium is the name for the…
- Three examples of Icelandic material designUsing waste in material design is a great way to help the environment, but it does ask for some ingenuity and creativity. Below are…
- Shrinkable Materials Enable Next-Generation 3D ElectronicsResearchers at Penn State have developed an unexpectedly accessible, low-cost method for producing wireless, shape-conforming electronic devices — a breakthrough with potential for designers…
