Columbia professors develop groundbreaking, dirt-based textile
In New York, two Columbia University professors have developed a textile that is 60% comprised of soil and suitable for making clothes. Dubbed BioEarth,...
Sweden’s Tomorrow Machine develops edible potato-based packaging
In Sweden, a design studio and juice company have developed a potato-based bottle that can be eaten, composted, or dissolved in water.
Dubbed GoneShells,...
Pear & Mulberry’s bioplastic Zen Garden kit offers sustainable peace
In Wyoming, design firm Pear & Mulberry has launched a miniature Zen garden kit made of bioplastics. Called Meta.Zen, the kit is comprised of...
Dutch houseboat design integrates cork
In the Netherlands, architecture firm Studio RAP has designed a houseboat that replaces a large amount of wood and other building materials with cork—lowering...
Seashells are having a moment
In London, design publication dezeen is highlighting the potential of seashells as starting material for everything from construction to crockery.
The shells of sea...
Icelandic algae collaboration yields food packaging spray
In Iceland, a supplier of natural astaxanthin from algae is attracting collaborators with ideas on how to use the leftover materials.
Currently, Algalif dries...
Furious McFlurry fans decry paper spoons
In Chicago, fast food mainstay McDonald’s is the latest chain to receive pushback from consumers who demand sustainable service items but will not suffer...
Artist Monsieur Plant sculpts sneakers from mushrooms and bark
In France, an artist calling himself Monsieur Plant has expanded an ongoing sneaker sculpture series using natural materials sourced from the Breton region of...
New York becomes sixth state to allow human composting
New York state has approved human composting as an end-of-life option, becoming the sixth state to do so after Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, and...
Mushroom deities cleanse earth and spirits
In Brazil, furf design studio has created mycelium deities to highlight the sustainability potential of the material and “emblemize the plurality of Brazilian syncretism.”...