EcoLogicStudio turns algae into air-purifying biopolymer "tree"
Design practice EcoLogicStudio has turned algae into a biodegradable biopolymer, from which it has "grown" a 3D-printed, 10-metre-tall tree that carries out photosynthesis. More
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Bentley Home collection features table made from paper marble
Bentley has collaborated with designer Frederico Peri and Italian company Paper Factor to produce a marble-like table that is actually made from paper and was unveiled during Milan design week. More
The Mills Fabrica to host design talks at London Craft Week
Dezeen has teamed up with innovation platform The Mills Fabrica to livestream a number of talks that explore design solutions to planet-related issues on 11 May 2023 as part of London Craft Week. More
Grimshaw and UEL develop Sugarcrete blocks that "could replace the traditional brick industry"
Architecture studio Grimshaw and the University of East London have collaborated to create Sugarcrete, a biomaterial construction block with an interlocking shape made from the sugarcane by-product bagasse. More
Natural Material Studio creates "flexible and organic" Brick Textiles
Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio and designer Zuzanna Skurka have created an installation at Milan design week from soft bio textiles made from surplus bricks. More
SolidNature and OMA architects present "immersive dreamscape" adorned with stones for Milan design week
Promotion: for its first solo show, Dutch material brand SolidNature is hosting an immersive exhibition at Milan design week, created by OMA architects Ellen Van Loon and Giulio Margheri. More
Ten different and everyday uses for bioplastics
A sequinned Stella McCartney bodysuit and styrofoam cups made from mealworms feature in this roundup highlighting innovative design projects that make use of bioplastics. More
Six fashion and textile student projects that centre on their materials
Dezeen School Shows: we've picked six fashion and textile design student projects featured in Dezeen School Shows that showcase and discuss the intricacies of fabric and materials. More
"We can no longer accept the slavery discount" says Design For Freedom founder Sharon Prince
Coalition building, advocacy and technological solutions must be applied to ensure forced and under-paid labour is not used in creating materials for architecture and design projects said speakers at the second Design For Freedom summit in Connecticut. More
Modern Synthesis uses bacteria to create biomaterial fabric
Biotechnology company Modern Synthesis has developed a biomaterial from bacterial fermentation that can be used to create a low-carbon alternative to traditional clothing fabrics. More
Stella McCartney releases jumpsuit made with iridescent BioSequins
British fashion brand Stella McCartney has unveiled a sleeveless bodysuit adorned with Radiant Matter's bioplastic sequins made from tree cellulose. More
Mass timber "definitely not the right way to go" says Benjamin Kromoser
Mass timber will not become a mainstream building product because it uses too much wood, construction material expert Benjamin Kromoser claims in this interview for the Timber Revolution. More
Are mass-timber buildings a fire safety risk?
Architects enthusiastic about mass timber must improve their understanding of fire safety or risk disaster, experts tell Dezeen as part of the Timber Revolution series. More
"Timber alone cannot get us out of this mess"
Concrete as well as timber will be required to address the twin challenges of averting climate disaster and building the infrastructure the world needs, writes Philip Oldfield as part of our Timber Revolution series. More
Researchers develop solution that could make carbon capture three times more efficient
In an "urgently needed" discovery that could revolutionise direct air capture, researchers from Lehigh University have found a way to potentially make the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere cheaper and more efficient. More
"We need to start using our wood more efficiently"
A Timber Revolution requires us to focus on reducing mass-timber structures' raw-material use instead of trying to design the tallest possible wooden building, writes Maximilian Pramreiter. More
GoneShells is an edible juice bottle peeled like fruit
Design studio Tomorrow Machine has created a biodegradable juice bottle made from a potato starch-based material that can be peeled away like fruit skin and then eaten, composted or dissolved. More
Henn and TU Dresden complete world's first carbon concrete building
German architecture firm Henn and the Technical University of Dresden have completed the world's first building made of carbon concrete – a form of concrete reinforced with carbon fibre instead of steel. More
"Chameleon-like" facade material could help to heat and cool buildings
Researchers from the University of Chicago have invented a cladding material that changes colour to help with heating or cooling and could be retrofitted to improve buildings' energy efficiency. More
Now or Never exhibition visualises the carbon emissions of common materials
Swedish furniture designer Emma Olbers has created the Now or Never – 1kg CO2e exhibition at Stockholm Furniture Fair to showcase the climate impact of materials commonly used in architecture and furniture design. More