Billie Eilish turns to mushroom-based earplugs for hearing protection
In San Francisco, a mycelium-based earplugs company is finding favor from music industry heavyweights like Billie Eilish and The Lumineers.
Named GOB, the company sources...
Indigenous research team shows hemp can clean up PFAS
In Maine, scientists from the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, an indigenous tribe located in Northern Maine, have found that hemp can remove notorious forever...
Takenaka introduces Architecture that Becomes a Forest at Expo 2025 Osaka
In Japan, architecture and construction firm Takenaka Corporation will unveil temporary, 3D-printed structures made from plant-based resin that will turn into forests once their...
Germany’s HopfON uses hop crop waste for construction materials
In Germany, a startup is using waste hops from the country’s world-renown beer-brewing industry to produce materials for construction. Called HopfON—so named because of...
British designer highlights potential for bioluminescent algae
In Tahiti, designer Christopher Bellamy has created three items—a drum, swimsuit, and ornamental neckpiece—out of bioluminescent algae in a research project dubbed “Lucid Life.”
The...
Citrus waste inspires sustainable design at London Festival
In London, Studio Arp has unveiled its innovative "Citrus Sinensis" project, which features a leather-like material crafted from repurposed orange peels.
Conceived by interdisciplinary designer...
Iconic stoner duo Cheech and Chong sue California over hemp ban
In California, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong have filed suit against the California Department of Public Health over new hemp regulations they claim will...
“Scentsational” idea: Unilever eyes unsold flowers for natural fragrance
In the UK, personal care products giant Unilever is sponsoring a pilot project to extract floral scents from unsold and imperfect ornamental flowers.
In partnership...
Yamaha “frets” instrument wood waste, repurposes it for protype guitars
In Japan, the design team at Yamaha Corporation has unveiled prototype guitars using defective and scrap wood generated by the instrument maker’s manufacturing operations.
“The...
Milwaukee may soon be home to the world’s tallest wood skyscraper
In Wisconsin, Michael Green Architects has designed a 55-story, 600-feet mass timber tower for the Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee that, if built,...