Biomaterials design

The new CHEMARTS Cookbook from designers and scientists at Aalto University offers readers experiments to create and work with plant-based materials.

Commissioned by Heineken, Madrid-based designer Omayra Maymó has created Malta I - a pedestal apty made with barley waste from

Biomaterials have been selected as Material of the Year, and will be on display at a dedicated exhibition.

The designers at Sozai Center engineered a new technology that recycles the leftover pomace into an elegant fabric called "Adam."

„An ocean full of opportunities“ is a research project about the usage of different types of algae and algae based products to create sustainable sequins. The complete biodegradable biopolymer is mainly made from Agar Agar, an algae based gelatine substitute. It can be produced in a variety of shades, structures and looks. The biopolymer is dyed with leftover natural dye baths or colors made from algae.

Tools and recipes on bioplastics. Collection of material samples.

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

This is how I started researching about how I can apply biodyes #dyes #biodye into biotextiles and #biomaterials #ecoprint #textileprint #textiledesign

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