Bioluminescent dress from van Herpen portends era of living couture
In France, Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen has unveiled a dress embedded with 125 million bioluminescent algae at Paris Haute Couture Week 2025....
& Other Stories taps Keel Labs for seaweed fibers
In Sweden, a boho label owned by fast-fashion giant H&M has introduced an “ocean-inspired” line made with seaweed-based fibers from Keel Labs. Dubbed Kelsun,...
Absolut Vodka inks new partnership in biodegradable bottle pursuit
In Sweden, Absolut Vodka has inked a new partnership with start-up Blue Ocean Closures to increase the use of biodegradable materials in its packaging....
“Magic” mushrooms take centerstage at Glastonbury music festival
In the United Kingdom, acoustic panels made from hemp and mycelium were used in the ceiling of a dance music tent at the recent ...
Beverage company and designer create Dirt Shoe that disintegrates in minutes
In New York, beverage company Yerba Madre and design studio Basura have partnered to create shoes out of dirt, organic fibers, and acacia gum...
Planet of the Microbes, a documentary about the making of a biobased shoe, set...
In Finland, a documentary film detailing the process of making the Korvaa concept shoe out of mycelium, bacterial nanocellulose, and biodegradable plastics, will be...
Kiwi company turns kiwi waste into leather
In New Zealand, a startup called KiwiLeather Innovations is building a business converting rejected kiwifruit into a leather alternative.
According to Fresh Plaza, over...
Spiderman, but kind of goth: University of Bayreuth team creates red silk-producing spiders
In Germany, researchers at the University of Bayreuth’s Biomaterials research group have used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to create spiders that produce red fluorescent...
Split-gill mushroom eyed for biomaterial potential
In Switzerland, researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology have developed a biobased material from the living mycelium of the...
EPFL scientists unveil aquatic robot made from fish food
In Switzerland, researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have developed a biodegradable, fish food-based aquatic robot that could revolutionize environmental monitoring in...