Material research

Our second open source book on Bioplastics, this time the bioplastic cook book gives everyone tips and recipes to make their own bioplastics! The book contains a flyer to print for labeling your bioplastic and creating your material archive. Book written by Margaret Dunne during her internship at Fab Textiles June-July 2018

Dutch collective Envisions will present its latest collection of material research for wood brand Finsa during this year’s Milan design week

Dutch Design Week 2016: Tamara Orjola's Forest Wool stools and carpets are made from processed pine needles leftover from the timber industry.

Material Alchemy : Lee, Jenny: Amazon.co.uk: Books

BIO-BASED MATERIALS is a research project on materials obtained from biomass. The objective is to investigate an alternative to conventional materials that often have a great negative impact on the environment. The development of these materials obtained from biomass would not only mean an improvement for the planet, but could also offer new sensations, colors, textures, smells and interactions between the user and the object. This project is developed within the framework of the Final…

Cheer Project is a research into pine needles in which this abundant and unwanted material is developed into a 100% bio-based and biodegradable composite material. The northern region of India is home to the pine trees. These forests cover most of the lands of Himachal and Uttarakhand. But these states are facing menacing problems due… Continue reading The post Cheer Project – 100% bio-based pine needle composite appeared first on DesignWanted.

https://youtu.be/9yNzEDOSUp8Each year over 7 million tons of seashells are thrown away by the seafood industry into landfills. Shells are not biodegradable and

Biotic - BIOTIC is an ongoing research project to the po

Yuma Kano has created ForestBank, a decorative material that resembles terrazzo but is made from wood, foliage, bark, soil and seeds.