Taco Bell sustainable packaging swap gets mixed reviews
In California, the paper nacho cheese cups Taco Bell has introduced in some restaurants to comply with plastic bans has divided the internet, with...
Maine’s BioHome3D looks to address state’s housing deficit
In Maine, a 100% biobased, 3D-printed prototype home is being touted as a possible solution to unsustainably high home prices.
Dubbed BioHome 3D, the...
Date waste furniture and fish scale lamps among Dubai Design Week’s exhibits
In Dubai, design consortium/incubator and registered “FabLab” Tashkeel showcased furniture made from date waste and a floor lamp made from fish scales at Dubai...
Brooklyn Company Offers Circular Solution for Your Corpse and Throws in a Free T-Shirt
In New York, a new company called Transcend is signing up future corpses to turn into trees.
The startup hopes to tap into the green...
Run Errands and Repel Vampires with Garlic Husk Tote
In Portugal, designer Gui Giantini has created a 100% biodegradable tote bag from garlic waste.
Dubbed Sacalho—Portuguese for sackcloth—the bag is made by sewing sheets...
Make a wish, feed a fish with algae “coins”
In Germany, an eco-friendly “coin” for making wishes in wishing wells has won the prestigious iF Design Award from Hanover’s International Forum Design.
Comprised of...
Sensient acquires Turkish extracts maker
In Milwaukee, Sensient Technologies Corporation has acquired Endemix Doğal Maddeler A.Ş., a Turkish supplier of natural color and extracts company for food and beverage...
US artist arms a philodendron with a machete
In Minnesota, artist David Bowen has created an art installation in which a philodendron sends signals that spur movement in a machete-wielding robotic arm.
Dubbed...
Turkish designer creates soap packaging from artichoke and peapod waste
In Turkey, a designer has created packaging for soap using a biodegradable material comprised of artichoke leaves and peapods.
Alara Ertenü tells designboom the material,...
Seed Balls Promote Biodiversity after Forest Fires
In Spain, a group of design students has conceived a novel method of restoring diversity following forest fires—hanging biodegradable balls containing seeds, which fall...