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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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- How a Dutch Factory is Turning Mixed Plastic Waste into Sustainable Panels and BoardsIn a significant step toward circularity and material innovation, Dutch scale-up Uppact is going to build a cutting-edge recycling facility in Delfzijl, the Netherlands.…
- Waste as a wonderlandThe Dutch initiative Wonder Wasteland collects denim, candle and polypropylene waste, which young makers and designers use to create new products. The Amsterdam-based ‘community…
- What not to miss during Milan Design Week 2019Salone Internazionale del Mobile, also known as Milan Design Week, takes place from 9 to 14 April 2019. MaterialDistrict will be present to scout…
- Space Waste Lab draws attention to waste in spaceDutch design studio Studio Roosegaarde announced their new large-scale project, Space Waste Lab, which investigates how to upcycle space waste into sustainable products. The…
- Sunglasses made from ocean plastic to support clean wavesClean Waves, a creative fundraising platform aimed at boosting the use of eco-innovative material in fashion and industrial design, launches a series of 3…
- It Works: Boats to BackpacksOn the Greek island of Lesbos, Dutch designers Floor Nagler and Didi Aaslund are turning discarded boats and lifejackets into bags for refugees. The…
