Category "Material"

Biotechnologist Samara State uses fruit or vegetable puree to create edible dishware.

Dutch design studio Waarmakers has used standard cardboard tubing to create a lamp that can be assembled from its own packaging.

Hansen Packaging has created a range of lightweight jars made from renewable sources such as hemp for the cannabis industry as part of plans to restrict the use of plastics.

VTT mouldable paperboard technology enables the replacement of plastics in deep-drawn products: renewable raw materials, excellent stiffness and recyclability.

In the paper making process, banana fibres fuse together on a microscopic level to create a ‘leather-like’ paper material that is lightweight, tear-resistant, and biodegradable.

Born from the idea that fibers could be cultivated from the weed, Don Kwaning has designed a line of products using varying parts of the grass-like plant.

Eindhoven-based designer Thomas Vailly explores turning sunflower crop waste into bio-materials to make sustainable products from insulation panels to iPhone cases.

An average cow eats about 50 kilograms of grass per day, which means that it also produces a lot of poo. Cow dung contains phosphate and nitrogen, which, in small dosages, is beneficial for the soil.

The solution to how we keep food fresh could well involve pinching a trick from nature – wrap it in an orange peel.

New York homeware brand Buffy has launched a comforter made entirely of eucalyptus pulp, reducing its ecological footprint while also making it suitable for vegans.