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