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World’s First Bio-Material Toilet
Discreet and elegant, the Block is the world’s first bio-material toilet—made from a mixture of wood chips and resin. Produced by Finnish interiors brand Woodio and designed by Pentagram, the toilet eschews …
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Transforming Renewable Grass Into Building Materials
To innovate in the fight against climate change, the startup Plantd devised a method of turning a fast-growing perennial grass into a building material that is stronger, lighter and more moisture-resistant than …
Checkered Santa Cruz Blanket
$85.00
For each Sackcloth + Ashes blanket sold, the charitable brand donates one to someone experiencing homelessness. From them comes the Checkered Santa Cruz, a retro-colored blanket that features a bright and wavy …
The Epic Patchwork Body Pillow
$180.00
Made from deadstock linen tinted with low-impact dyes and with an LA-made insert, this body pillow from Lindsay Rose Medoff’s sustainable sewing and production shop, Suay, is a design-forward, cozy home addition. …
Via newscientist.com
Building Sustainable Computer Chips Out of Mushrooms
There are 50 million tons of electronic waste produced per year, including computer chips which are made from un-recyclable plastic. Within each chip, the substrate—an insulating and cooling layer that transmits data—is …
The reBoard
$35.00
Crafted from kitchen plastic scraps and renewable sugarcane, the reBoard from Material Kitchen adds a pop of color to the kitchen while its circular cutout makes it easy to hang and save …
Grain’s “Clover” Collection Reveals the Playfulness and Sustainability of Cork
Accountability to the planet lies at the heart of this new range, on view at NYC's Colony
Via phys.org
New Environmentally-Friendly, Heat-Resistant Plastic is Developed
In developing a new technique to create polymers (large molecules that are composed of smaller, structured molecules), Japanese scientists have opened the door for the creation of environmentally-friendly plastic. These scientific researchers …