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

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

Scientists in the UK have developed a low-carbon construction material using desert sand that could take pressure off increasingly scarce natural resources.

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 exper

Image 2 of 40 from gallery of "Wasteland" Provides a Tactile Insight into the World of Upcycling in Architecture. Photograph by Rasmus Hjortshøj

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: 12, Published: 2014-05-15

Materials — Studio Ossidiana

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