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- Shell Homage bioplasticShell Homage transforms discarded egg & nut shells into biodegradable materials. The creative opportunities are endless, as Shell Homage can appear to look like glass, marble, rubber, or natural stones, but instead, the material is made from food waste. It is 100% compostable when no longer in use.
- Unfinished Freshwater Mother of Pearl TilesThe Unfinished Freshwater Mother Of Pearl range has clean symmetrical lines and a natural vibrance. The surface is unpolished, left raw as it is found in nature. The tiles consist of freshwater Mother of Pearl on a backing, for which several materials are available. As the shells are natural products, the tiles will never be the same.
- Copper tiles collectionThe wafer-thin copper mosaic panels consist of 100% copper backed onto craft paper. The copper of only 0.5 mm thin is treated with a special formula to get its anodised finish in two varieties. The craft paper of 1 mm thick holds the seams tightly together. The Copper Tiles are available in two finishes.
- Natural Freshwater PearlsThe collection Natural Freshwater Pearls consists of cultured pearls from the Poyang Lake in China. The pearls are applied to 8mm toughened glass with the use of resin. The tiles are completely translucent and can be used as wall covering, both indoor and outdoor. No harsh chemicals nor abrasive cleaning materials should be used.
- Oyster Shell AggregateRecent studies have shown that crushed oyster shells can perform as a viable aggregate or grit in concrete and mortars. Not only that, oyster…
- Mussel Shells Offer a Circular Alternative for Denim SandblastingDiscarded mussel shells from the food industry could soon find a second life in fashion manufacturing. Researchers from the University of the Basque Country…
- Shell Homage: bioplastic made from eggshells and nutshellsEgg- and nutshells are a common waste product. Of course, if you have the patience, you eggshells for inlay, but most people will throw…
- Learning from Chocolate Coatings to Predict the Thickness of Shell StructuresInitially inspired by videos of chocolatiers making bonbons and other sweets, Professor Pedro Reis and his MIT team wondered if there was a way…
- Beetle shell plasticBeetle shells are not the first thing many people think of when talking about material development. But one designer has certainly seen the potential…
- Furniture inlaid with shells and feathersWelsh designer Bethan Gray and material company Nature Squared collaborated for the project Exploring Eden, a collection of furniture and accessories inlaid with natural…
- Kokoboard Peanut ShellKokoboard Peanut Shell is a bio-composite board, made of post-harvest waste. Peanut Shells are turned into particle boards by a hot press procedure and the use of a formaldehyde-free adhesive. Peanut Shell resists moisture and flame better than wood competitors. The use of agricultural waste has many positive social and environmental effects.
- Mussel Shells As A Secondary Raw Material In Ceramic TablewareMussel shells are a by-product of the seafood industry and are often treated as waste. However, Ocean Ceramics, a company founded by four students…
- KnitCandela is a thin concrete shell made with knitted formworkKnitCandela is a thin, sinuous concrete shell built on an ultra-lightweight knitted formwork by a team of researchers of ETH Zurich, the Computation and…
- 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…
- Shell Lace Structure by Tonkin LiuShell Lace Structure is a single-surface technique innovated by the award-winning, London-based architecture practice Tonkin Liu in collaboration with engineers from Arup. Inspired by…
- Beautiful 3D Printed Hermit Crab ShellsHermit crabs don’t grow their own shells. As a result, they need to continually search throughout their lives for new and ever larger shells…
- A helmet made of upcycled shell wasteJapanese company Koushi Chemical Industry, in collaboration with the village of Sarufutsu, developed a helmet made with discarded shell from the food industry. Shellfish…
- Embellishments made from waste oyster shells to replace plasticBiomaterial and textile designer Margherita Grassi developed a collection of bio-based embellishments called Re-Pearls made of waste oyster shells, aiming to replace buttons, sequins…
- Cuncha Nasu ShellCuncha Nasu Shell is a combination of shell parts which are hand-cut to 3 cm x 3 cm or 6 cm x 6 cm. These shells are then cracked and put together again, in cut-out shapes or arranged in a chessboard pattern.
- Super tough glass inspired by shellsImagine a glass that doesn’t break, but merely bends on impact. This may seem too good to be true. But after studying mollusc shells,…
- Clothing dyed with waste almond shellsInnovative clothing company Vollebak designed a range of "chilout gear" dyed with waste almond shells. Textile dye is one of the most polluting parts…
- A duvet made with waste oyster shellsCerapi is an anti-bacterial and breathable duvet made of waste oyster shells. Every year, more than ten million tons of oysters are consumed worldwide,…
