Material research

Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get them in front of Issuu’s millions of monthly readers. Title: Research Book Bioplastic, Author: Juliette Pépin, Length: 39 pages, Page: 16, Published: 2014-05-15

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…

the 'algae anatomy' project proposes to use green macro algae, which is actually harmful to the natural environment and marine life.

Image 5 of 22 from gallery of Could Salt Be a Material of the Future? Innovating with Crystallized Salt Panels. © Adrian Deweerdt & Joana Luz

Studio Lionne van Deursen has showcased its Unfold designs, made from a material created by living microorganisms, at Milan Design Week.

With its oddly rustic design aesthetic, Sebastian Cox's Mycelium pendant lamps aren't made... they're grown. Mycelium, or the vegetative part of a mushroom, has found itself in the limelight for being a cheap, sustainable, and vegan alternative to suede and leather. If treated correctly, it looks and feels just like leather, offering a cruelty-free and

The Architectural Dissertation Project from Newcastle University, exploring the potential of the mycelium as a building and structural material. The project examined mycelium through a series of experiments, methodologies, forms and typologies, incorporating its estabilished properties into a grown furntiture piece - a chair.