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- Seeing the upcycling lightUpcycling makes a lot of sense: who wouldn’t want to add value to raw materials while giving them an extended life? Especially when the…
- Utrecht Opens First Upcycle Centre Built from 90% Reused MaterialsUtrecht has opened its first Upcycle Centre, a 350 m² hub where residents can learn how to repair and reuse materials. The centre supports…
- Upcycling Uniforms Through DesignBritish Airways and Bags of Ethics have partnered to implement a large-scale uniform upcycling programme. The initiative involves repurposing over 16,000 decommissioned airline uniforms…
- Dust Order: Sculptural Furniture from Upcycled Beech Wood DustDesigner Roc H Biel combines classical inspiration with modern material innovation, creating furniture from upcycled beech wood dust. Dust Order is a sculptural furniture…
- Coffee Waste Upcycled Into High-Performance Biodegradable InsulationA new material innovation demonstrates how everyday waste streams can be transformed into high-value building solutions. Researchers at Shenyang Agricultural University have developed a…
- Upcycled Rice Straw TextilesThe project addresses the environmental impact of parali—rice straw residue left after harvesting. Rather than being incinerated, the rice straw is upcycled into biodegradable and compostable textiles. Parali by Aarushi works directly with farms to reduce transport-related carbon emissions and follows a circular production system in which manufacturing offcuts are reused to produce tags, paper and packaging materials.
- 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,…
- Waterproof boots made from upcycled coffee groundsJapanese footwear brand Ccilu developed what they claim is the first all-season rainboot made from upcycled coffee grounds. With 25 billion kilograms of coffee…
- An anti-bacterial shirt made with upcycled milkUS start-up Mi Terro developed an anti-bacterial, odour-free and fast-drying T-shirt made with upcycled milk, which would otherwise be thrown away. Milk fibres contain…
- The world’s first upcycled high-rise buildingIn collaboration with Lendager Group, architectural studio Tredje Natur proposes what they say is the world’s first upcycled high-rise building, called CPH Common House.…
- ChopValue: upcycling disposable bamboo chopsticksAsian restaurants often serve food with disposable bamboo chopsticks. To prevent these from disappearing in the trash, the Canadian startup ChopValue has come up…
- Upcycled domeMateria is in Hong Kong this week for the Retail Asia event. To get us all warm for the show, here’s a recent Hong…
- Upcycled Carbon BlackThis carbon black is made entirely of recycled tires and can be used as a pigment in polymers, ink, tires or paints. Black Bear carbon blacks are nothing less than a full replacement in all master batch and adhesive applications. Yielding a particularly high wetness and tinting strength, this is an eco-friendly, full replacement carbon black for the industry’s tinting and full-tone applications.
- Coffee Grounds Upcycled Into Biodegradable Thermal InsulationSpent coffee grounds could find a second life as high-performance thermal insulation. Researchers have developed a fully biobased composite that offers a renewable alternative…
- Luminous Re-weave: Upcycled Textiles Become Modular, Architectural LightLuminous Re-weave is a lighting installation by Ling Sha and Yucheng Tang that brings together craft, technology, and circular design. It shows how discarded…
- 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…
- Olaf Vermeulen – The upcycling story of coffee grounds, from coffee to polymerOlaf Vermeulen Founded OVDesigns in 2016 as a design agency with the goal to create a sustainable future with its products. Soon OVDesigns started…
- Storefront made of recycled bricks upcycles 1,600 kg of wasteDutch company StoneCycling creates bricks from construction waste. With their latest project, the storefront and fitting rooms of a store of fashion brand COS…
- Tresta is an upcycled material made from pomaceGerman designer Katharina Hölz developed a new biodegradable material called Tresta, made from upcycled residue of wine production known as pomace. Pomace (“Trester” in…
- Remake: leather paperRemake paper is made from the discarded residue of the leather manufacturing process and is a revolutionary example of ‘upcycling’. This unique and innovative paper replaces 25% of wood tree pulp with leather residues. Remake is not only a unique paper made of leather. It’s also 100% recyclable and compostable, and perfectly suited to luxury printing and packaging.
- Organoid® MOOS MIXThe Organoid® MOOS MIX features upcycled light and dark green moss with moisture-regulating properties, enhancing interior climate and well-being. The natural flax backing is temperature-regulating and noise-cancelling, supporting a healthy indoor environment. Available in various backings, it brings a forest-like look to interior spaces with a fresh, natural effect.
- Ottan MaterialsEach of the materials was produced by upcycling an average of 65-85% organic waste. Ottan materials, which do not contain any colourants or additives, reflect the characteristics of the waste they’re made of.
- Bottle-Up: What if Glass Waste Could Become a Valuable Asset In Zanzibar?WHAT IF...glass waste on Zanzibar could become a valuable asset? That is the question a team of Dutch designers is taking on as part…
- Wool²: Recycled Wool Style Is HereAmsterdam’s Creative City Lab (CCL) is currently developing a sustainable fashion collection from old wool sweaters. Now on oneplanetcrowd, the goal of the collection is…
