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...
In-cider info: Sozai Center develops apple leather
In Japan, design studio Sozai Center has created a biobased material made by mixing leftover apple pomace—which includes apple flesh, skin, seeds and stems—with...
Diodra promises durable bamboo bikes
In Romania, bike startup Diodra has developed e-bikes with bamboo frames. At 15 kilos, Diodra claims the e-bikes are the lightest ever produced and...
HempSki collab aims to make shredding the slopes more sustainable
In Germany, Fuse GmbH has won the JEC Composites Innovation Award for a hemp-based material it co-developed and is using to produce snowboards. The...