Innovative materials

In collaboration with Milan-based circular consultancy company SOMA, New York-based mebl | Transforming Furniture outlines 6 circular design strategies to […]

Grooming brand Harry’s has unveiled its 9999:1 project, an exploration of everyday materiality that challenges conceptions around the consumption of […]

German designer Benedikt Peirotén proposes using waste streams to replace the energy-intensive ingredients in glass.  When you factor in energy […]

Dubai-based design company NYXO Studio has created a collection of sculptural tables made from 3D printed bioplastic. Called Primavera, the […]

It’s not a waste material you necessarily think about and that’s part of the problem. Glass from discarded products including […]

Swedish studio LI-AN-LO has created a trio of fully locally-produced tables with the intention to ‘slow design down a bit’. […]

Elisava Barcelona School of Design and Engineering is a faculty of University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia. It […]

Called Minimono, the project uses non-toxic and 100% recyclable high-density polyethylene (HDPE) from secondary raw materials sourced from local suppliers. […]

Abalone, Oyster and Mussel shells are mixed with natural binders to create a material with the hardness and aesthetic texture […]

Challenging conditions often make way for innovative design ideas, which is exactly what we saw at this year’s EDIT Napoli. […]

Based in San Francisco and Vimercate (30 minutes north of Milan, Italy), Bioforcetech has developed a material created from sewage […]

It’s a novel concept but French designer Vincent Dassi proposes using papier-mâché instead of other more polluting materials. Like a […]