Besides textiles and cosmetics, QMILK also produces a 100% organic plastic which is completely biodegradable, naturally antibacterial and offers excellent dermatological properties.

Neri Oxman's Mediated Matter Group has digitally designed and robotically fabricated a structure using the molecular components found in tree branches, insect exoskeletons and human bones.

The Ocean Cleanup ‘Interceptor’ Aims to Extract up to 50,000 kg of Plastic Waste Per Day from Rivers Around the World.

Developed in 2007 by Ecovative Design, Mycofoam is made from mycelium and is a high performing packaging solution, cost competitive with conventional foams, and 100% home compostable.

Rotterdam-based research & design studio the new raw has further expanded its ‘print your city’ initiative with the zero waste lab in thessaloniki, greece.

‘Cheer Project’ is a research into pine needles in which this abundant and unwanted material is developed into a 100% bio-based and biodegradable composite material.

Designers' efforts to reduce the environmental impact of their products are being hampered by confusion over terminology and rampant greenwashing, writes Marcus Fairs, editor-in-chief of Dezeen.

Northumbria University graduate Danielle Coffey has designed a device that transforms oils and fats leftover from cooking into soap, to prevent them from polluting household water systems.

Cruz Foam uses chitin, a biopolymer found in shellfish, to make structural foam that is biodegradable and has the same mechanical properties as polystyrene and polyurethane foam.

Dutch Design Week, the largest design event in Northern Europe, is back once again this October to show how pioneering designers around the globe are changing the world for the better.