Biomaterials
Bureau de Change creates architectural tiles using glass made from mussels
Watch a talk exploring the future of biomaterials in fashion at London Craft Week
Smart Circular Bridge built with flax completes in The Netherlands
Five designers in Mexico exhibit new uses for biomaterials
Blast Studio 3D prints column from mycelium to make “architecture that could feed people”
Peelsphere is a leather-alternative biomaterial made from fruit waste and algae
The Dezeen guide to bio-based materials in architecture, design and interiors
Ten texture-heavy restaurant interiors filled with natural materials
Nienke Hoogvliet launches Zeefier brand to produce natural seaweed dyes for the fashion industry
Notpla is a biodegradable material designed “to make packaging disappear”
House built from 100 different plant-based materials unveiled at Dutch Design Week
UK rules on building with timber are a “policy car crash” says Andrew Waugh
Wevolve Labs designs sculptural lights crafted from biomaterials
MIT engineers build load-bearing structures using tree forks instead of steel joints
Carolina Härdh crafts furniture for restaurant Vrå from its own food waste
Meng Du creates Unwasted bags from grape leather
Biomaterial companies see “explosion in interest” as sales double in a year
Three Little Pigs story reinforces prejudices that biomaterials are “terrible”
Zihao Fang designs anti-desertification vessel based on termite mounds
Biopolymer Aguahoja III pavilion shows how “we can begin to redesign our built structures as if they were grown” writes Neri Oxman
The Living creates “probiotic” architectural pavilion that supports living microbes
Buildings could “definitely” be made exclusively from plant-based products says biomaterials CEO
Luis Undritz designs printer that creates “living” images from algae
