European Space Agency creates space Legos from meteorite dust
In Paris, the European Space Agency has 3D-printed Lego-shaped bricks from meteorite dust to evaluate the material’s potential for a lunar base construction material. ...
Sustainable packaging swap a win-win for amazon
In Seattle, e-commerce behemoth Amazon has reduced its use of plastic air cushions by a staggering 15 billion by using paper packing filler instead.
Testing...
Spain coffee shop opens with coffee waste furniture
In Barcelona, a coffee shop has been designed with furniture 3D-printed using a material based on coffee waste and common bioplastic polylactic acid.
Conceived by...
Aldi launches paper wine bottles
In the United Kingdom, discount supermarket chain Aldi has launched paper-based wine bottles for its store-brand vino. Manufactured by FrugalPac, the “Frugal Bottles” are...
Gisung Han’s potato plastic-based stool blooms into wildflowers as it decomposes
In London, designer Gisung Han has created a biodegradable, potato-based plastic stool infused with wildflower seeds.
Dubbed Blooming Decay Stool tells designboom the concept would...
Apple leather pioneer expands capacity in Germany
In Germany, Beyond Leather Materials has significantly expanded its capacity to produce Leap, a vegan leather made from European apple waste.
Named for LEftover APples,...
Something old, something new, something biobased: Designer grows a mushroom wedding gown
In the Netherlands, designer Dasha Tsapenko “grew” her wedding dress using mycelium and vintage linen lace sourced from Ukrainian flea markets.
“I wanted to combine...
Cool as a cucumber (coating): Sweden’s Saveggy raises $2.1 million for edible produce preserver
In Sweden, foodtech startup Saveggy has raised €1.76 (US$2.1 million) to scale up an edible cucumber coating made from a proprietary formula of canola...
Designer develops chitin-based seed pods
In New York, designer Mara Zimmerman has developed SEAD, a seed delivery and cultivation material made from discarded seafood cells.
Specifically, Zimmerman uses chitin from...
Sorry parents, fruit waste glitter is still a pain to clean up
In the United Kingdom, scientists at Cambridge University have developed biodegradable glitter made from nanocrystals of cellulose extracted from fruit waste.
The sustainable sparkle solution...