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Royal College of Art (London)

3 December 202527 November 2025

Ponda Raises $2.4M to Bring BioPuff® to Market and Restore Wetlands Across Europe

Every contribution reflects a growing belief that materials can help heal the planet, and that real change happens when we work together

3 September 202527 August 2025

The latest in biomaterials research

The best in new biomaterials research from the last year

6 June 202431 May 2024

“Knowledge, responsibility and sustainability: expanding, sharing and contagion” by Cristina Rios de Amorim

Through the work of Corticeira Amorim, cork has progressively gained a central place and leading role in design, architecture and sustainability initiatives worldwide

5 January 20221 January 2022

Notpla secures £10M to industrialize sustainable packaging made of seaweed, including flexible films, coatings and paper

According to Notpla, seaweed is an ideal feedstock because it is abundant, grows quickly, does not compete with food, sequesters carbon, and does not require fertilizer or fresh water

10 September 20207 September 2020

Tômtex is a leather alternative made from waste seafood shells and coffee grounds

According to the Vietnamese designer Uyen Tran, the biodegradable material is durable while remaining soft enough to be hand-stitched or machine-sewn

5 March 201928 February 2019

Shellworks turns discarded lobster shells into recyclable bioplastic objects

Project 'Shellworks' to transform shells of crustaceans into paper-like material as a sustainable alternative to single-use plastics

18 December 201828 April 2019

A loudspeaker for treehuggers with golden ears – the first speaker ever built using holocellulose

Newly researched pure white material with unique properties is easy to recycle to become something completely different

15 August 201611 August 2016

Food-Based Textiles: “A-Peel” as Alternative to Leather

Leather-like alternatives gaining increasing popularity for a number of reasons

18 February 201617 February 2016

Material aus Ananas-Fasern: Designerin entwickelt Ersatz für Leder

Startup Ananas Anam will nachhaltige Bio-Textilien und Gebrauchsgegenstände herstellen

Could The Green Answer To Leather Be Pineapple Leaves?

Spanish-born Designer creates material to make shoes, bags and other accessories - with a much smaller footprint