Sustainability Archives

Design

100% Bio-Based and Biodegradable Acoustical Panels Created

February 9, 2019

BAUX in collaboration with Swedish industrial design studio Form Us With Love and scientists from the Royal Institute of Technology have created acoustical panels that are 100% bio-based and biodegradable.

Design

by Humankind Is Offering Personal Care Products That Are Free from Single-Use Plastic

February 8, 2019

With the goal of eliminating plastic wastes from the environment, a new personal care brand called by Humankind has been launched.

Design

ecoBirdy Is Creating Children’s Furniture Made from 100% Recycled Plastic

February 2, 2019

Based in Antwerp, ecoBirdy is a design brand that recycles plastic toys for use in their products.

Design

Paper Pulp Printer Created by Product Designer Beer Holthuis

January 31, 2019

Combining his interest for sustainability and tools, product designer Beer Holthuis has created the paper pulp printer capable of 3D printing with recycled paper.

Design

Zero-Waste Circular Shopping Platform Set to Launch Spring 2019

January 30, 2019

In a bid to reduce single-use plastics and pollution, a circular shopping platform called Loop has been created.

Design

Biodegradable Algae-Based Material Developed to Replace Single-Use Plastics

January 24, 2019

As part of a project titled Desintergra.me, industrial designer Margarita Talep has developed an alternative to single-use plastics in the form of a biodegradable material derived from algae.

Design

Water Resistant and Vegan Bags Made from TYVEK Created by COUPLE D’IDÉES

January 23, 2019

A bag collection made from a synthetic material called TYVEK has been created by COUPLE D'IDÉES founders Diane Parenteau and Arto Dokouzian.

Fashion

Clothing Collection Made from Recycled and Biodegradable Materials Created by AEANCE

January 18, 2019

Clothing brand AEANCE has created a new collection of clothing made with 96% recycled, natural, biodegradable and bio-based materials.

Design

A Coffee Cup Made from Desert Sand Has Been Created

December 25, 2018

In collaboration with The Foundry, a multi-disciplinary design firm called Tinkah has developed a material that combines Dubai's sand with the characteristics of slip ceramics to create a coffee cup that is "inspired by every shifting dunes".

Science

Designers from the Living Colour Project Are Using Bacteria to Dye Textiles

December 22, 2018

As part of a biodesign research project called Living Colour, fashion and textile designer Laura Luchtman and Ilfa Seibenhaar are exploring the capabilities of bacteria as a textile dye.

Environment

The Allen Coral Atlas Project Is Planning to Map out the Entire Globe’s Coral Reefs

December 18, 2018

Using high-resolution satellite imagery and advanced analytics, the Allen Coral Atlas project made up of several organizations has set out to map out the entire globe’s coral reefs by 2020.

Design

Designer Marleen Kaptein Has Created a Chair Made out of Recycled Carbon Fibre

December 10, 2018

Made to be durable and flexible, the recycled carbon fibre chair weighs just 4.6 lbs (2.1 kg).

Science

A Biofabricated Leather Material Has Been Developed by Modern Meadow

December 7, 2018

Modern Meadow, a New Jersey-based multidisciplinary startup, has combined design, biology and material science to develop a biofabricated leather material called Zoa.

Fashion

Zara Has Released Their Collection of Outerwear Made from Recycled Polyester

November 29, 2018

Fashion retailer Zara has released the Join Life x TRF outerwear capsule collection that is made from 100% recycled and recyclable polyester fabric.

Fashion

Allbirds Is Creating Environmentally Friendly and Stylish Wool Footwear

November 20, 2018

With Mother Nature as their muse, Allbirds is a company that specializes in unisex footwear made from Merino wool and recycled materials.

Design

Mycelium Lampshades Created by Studio Nir Meiri

November 18, 2018

In collaboration with London based startup BIOHM, Design Studio Nir Meiri has created a lampshade that is made with mycelium.

Environment

Wall Structure of House 3D Printed with Raw Soil and Local Natural Materials

November 11, 2018

Italian 3D-printing company WASP has 3D-printed a cheap and environmentally sustainable house called Gaia.

Fashion

Biodegradable Clothing Textile Made from Fungus

November 9, 2018

With the textile industry attributed to emitting more greenhouse gases than international shipping and aviation combined, a company called NEFFA has decided to take a more sustainable route by developing a biodegradable textile made from the vegetative part of a fungus called mycelium.