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- Turning waste tree bark into pigment and fabricResearcher Charlotte Wenig of the German Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces investigated the potential of tree bark and found it can be…
- Spruce Bark Hut: Turning Forest Waste Into A Living Architectural SkinUlf Mejergren Architects (UMA) designed the Spruce Bark Hut in Grödinge, Sweden, to explore spruce bark as a bio-based building material. The team collected…
- Turning Bark Waste into a Protective Furniture FinishTree bark makes up roughly 10% of the material processed in sawmills, yet most of it ends up as waste. Many manufacturers burn it…
- A structure inspired by trees made of multiple biobased materialsFor the Italian Pavilion at the 17th Biennale Architettura in Venice, which runs from 22 May to 21 November 2021, MatRes is a metaphor…
- A pavilion made of palm treesAbdalla Amulla, founder of Dubai-based design studio Mula, created a pavilion made of palm trees indigenous to the United Arab Emirates. Called Of Palm,…
- Making graphene out of eucalyptus treesResearchers at RMIT University in Australia developed a cost-effective and eco-friendly way using eucalyptus trees, one of Australia’s most abundant resources. Since its discovery…
- Blue-stained Pine is FineBeetle-kill wood is dyed a kind of grey-blue and is softened when beetles attack it. From i-Phone cases and lamps to high tech building…
- Salvage & Sap: Ancient Pine Resin as a Sustainable Design MaterialFor designers looking for sustainable materials and low-impact production methods, the Salvage & Sap collection by Earth to People offers a fresh perspective. The…
- Lights made with Japanese lacquerDesigner Yu Watanabe created a series of lights in tree-like shapes coated with Japanese lacquer called Urushi. Urushi lacquer is a biobased lacquer, made…
- Like Leather at MaterialDistrict Rotterdam 2019!In the exhibition Like Leather, a collaboration between Yksi Connect, Conscious Leather Foundation and MaterialDistrict, shown at MaterialDistrict Rotterdam 2019, surprising examples of sustainable…
- Exotic Tile Emerges from the EvergladesExotic Tile from Nick Gelpi Studio is an innovative and seductive material design addressing a serious environmental problem. The tile is made by transfroming…
- 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…
- Sustainable yoga mats for International Day of YogaFor International Day of Yoga, we selected some yoga mats made from sustainable materials for some extra peace of mind. In our increasingly busy…
- Wooden Textiles from Buro Belén AT MX2016The basic material for “wooden textiles” is taken from the mulberry tree, the cambium. A tapa is a soft and flexible wooden cloth that…
- Cork Flooring Used Across Australian Health ClubCork flooring has been installed in several communal areas of The Commons Health Club in Richmond, Australia. DesignOffice selected Originals Natural flooring from Wicanders’…
- Furniture made of cellulose and ligninDesigner Basse Stittgen designed a series of furniture pieces, made of cellulose and lignin, that mimic the look of real wood. The main ingredients…
- Animal free leather on World Meat Free DayToday (12 June) is World Meat Free Day to draw attention to the bad effects eating so much meat has on the planet. Producing…
- Furniture made from leaf leatherBrazilian design studio Furf designed furniture made with a leather-like material made from leaves, developed by organic tannery Nova Kaeru. Vegan, plastic free leather…
- Cork stoolRecently a lot of furniture designs show the use of cork. Green thinking might well be a reason for that. Cork oak trees have…
