Sustainable Matters
How to decarbonize last mile logistics: electric trucks and customer awareness
The flow of goods in large urban areas is challenging the ecosystems. The key to cut out emissions and provide safer working conditions is global commitment
Challenges in developing materials for the automotive sector: Volkswagen is reusing coffee waste
Silverskin: Volkswagen is developing, among a series of bio-based materials, a leatherette with coffee waste as a principal component of the filling
Fibretrace: the technology able to track the product lifecycle also after being recycled
Transparency is at the basis of a technology created to be implanted inside the fibers and to trace the entire production process
Regenerative materials in architecture: bio-concrete from species that disrupt the food chain
Killing two birds with one stone: developing a bio-concrete whilst helping out ecosystems. A look into regenerative properties
Deadstock fabric: an ethical choice for fashion brands or greenwashing?
«As a fashion system, we cannot be sustainable in any way. We can only try to be better by delivering the message to change»: Simone Ferraro, A Better Mistake
Zeefier – Developing natural dyes out of seaweed waste streams
If abundant, seaweed can create all sorts of problems for the environment. Zeefier has come up with a solution which tackles both that problem as well as eliminating synthetic dyes
Nio cocktails – How to offset carbon emissions in the real world, examples from the beverage sector
What expedients are beverage companies implementing to offset emissions and how collaboration with dedicated companies leads to achieving neutrality
Krill Design – the world’s first completely circular lamp is made from one-hundred percent food waste
«When you want to discard the lamp, you can separate the components by yourself so they are removable». In conversation with Marilù Osculati on just how much further we need...
Seaspiracy truth or tales? A closer look at Lanzarote’s fishing industry
How local ecosystems are risking collapse under the fishing industry - Lampoon investigates interviewing local fishermen on the Spanish island
Urban farms are bringing food production closer to home
How vertical farming, aquaponics, underground and rooftop farming are revolutionising traditional agriculture
W-Lab : self-sufficient cabins can be an answer to housing in a changing climate
Desertification looks like a problem for the future, but it is here now: W-Lab has a plan to build self-sufficient villages where people can live in arid climates
Involving local fishermen to save the Barens: Venice as an example for the world
With locally sourced materials and labor, the project tries to avoid having to choose whether to save the city of Venice or its lagoon
WopArt: the first Swiss art fair putting works on paper under the spotlight
The Swiss art fair is the place to be for anyone who wants to discover the latest trends of the works on paper and approach a highly collectible segment of...
GES-2 House of Culture, Moscow: how Renzo Piano transformed a power plant into an open art destination
Commissioned by the V-A-C Foundation, the new venue within Moscow's cultural landscape joins the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, the Tretyakov State Gallery and the Pushkin State Museum of Fine...
Biodegradable vs compostable: you know the terminology, you understand the difference
Consumer awareness of the impact of plastics has encouraged manufacturers to launch new eco-materials, mistakenly implying they all belong in the same category
Not all companies are disposed to share and be transparent: Cynthia Figge is trying to reverse that
The scarce but growing amount of information that has been coming out of the fashion industry seems to be a deliberate strategy that aim at greenwashing and confusing the audience
Environments to accommodate – in an age of isolation, we need escapism
«When planning an area, you have to consider the diversity of people’s needs». In conversation with Inside Outside founder and designer, Petra Blaisse
Development of the raffia supply chain, a material to be used in the fashion industry
From the humanitarian and social project to the development in terms of production attentive to the biodiversity of Madagascar, the case of Made For A Woman
The job of a scientist merges with the role of a designer: the case of Theanne Schiros
«A circular economy can’t exist in a vacuum». In conversation with Theanne Schiros on actively trying to achieve a circular economy within all industries simultaneously
COP26: the background, response, and results of the latest UN climate change conference
According to the Climate Action Tracker, a full implementation of the Glasgow pledges for 2030 would put us on track for a two-point-four degrees Celsius warming
Buy now, pay later – the frontier of the new purchasing behaviors
Increased average cart and conversion rates explain why the BNPL technique can be a winner in the shopping environment. In conversation with Simone Mancini, CEO and founder of Scalapay.
Bo01 in Malmö – the first neighborhood in the world run 100% by renewable sources
«A large amount of renewable energy is produced in the north of Sweden but it’s not managing to make its way down here because the cable that should transport it...
Oway – «Don’t Black Out The Future»: a manifesto against wasteful design and consumer habits
«Don’t consume the future, consume responsibly», Oway’s commitment to go beyond with sustainable cosmetic products, design and distribution
Luxury shoe and eco-friendly, two attributes which do not cancel out – the experience of Piferi
Ethicality as a starting point for the development of a shoe prototype that breaks away from the idea of luxury made through the processing of leather, Piferi project
Guerrilla gardening: nature is a human right still unrecognized, but activists are doing something about it
Nature is a Human Right, the campaign founded by London activist, writer, and strategist Ellen Miles to support grassroots actions, organize campaigns, and petition for legislation and policy change at...
Orms, Material passports – fighting waste, by keeping track of how and where materials as used
To achieve circularity and transparence London-based architecture studio, Orms, is proposing a manifesto for material passports
The Global Seed Vault: the repository and guardian of crops
Introducing an initiative that strives to preserve genetic resources by establishing seed banks to enhance seed diversity and contribute to crop biodiversity
The rise of resale: facing strong platforms, brands invest in internal initiatives
As consumer demand for transparency and traceability increases, fashion brands explore in-house resale initiatives considering new technologies such as NFD and blockchain
Amateurs catching bluefin tuna are almost as bad as industrial fishermen
Why removing baby tunas from the ecosystem is damaging, and what can be done to protect their reproductive cycle in a more efficient way
Zanellato Luxethic and almond shells – Tanning carried out through the use of alternative materials
The main elements used in the tanning of leather, such as chromium and aldehydes, are harmful to humans and nature. Zanellato proposes a solution
A 55.55 carat diamond: the 100th anniversary of N°5 Chanel talking with Patrice Leguéreau
The Director of Chanel’s Fine Jewelry Creation Studio describes the journey that led him to Collection N°5 Grasse, its jasmine and May rose fields, and the pink, red and yellow...
How much does blockchain lead to transparency? TrusTrace and Authena cases
Proper use of blockchain and NFC technologies is key to not waste their use. In a conversation with the providers TrusTrace and Authena, they explain the why and how
Anuela Ristani, Shirley Rodrigues, Maria Chiara Pastore: A tale of three cities’ – Tirana, London and Milan
Plan B for Planet A - from the perpetrators of a carbon saturated means of living to an infinite net-zero acknowledging nature as a structural facet in cities in order...
Architects Stefano Boeri and Elizabeth Diller on demineralizing the city: urban green grafts
What can we do to defend our public space? A public space is not about density, where we can observe or participate, where behaviors are not codified
Social, economic, and environmental sustainability – Bvlgari’s Responsibility in Society
Bulgari underscores the essence of culture by advancing female talent, scientists and the youth, fighting the virus and enacting the agenda of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
A. Petersen: a short supply chain in Denmark – master craftwork and local material sourcing
Skari Svarre, founder of A. Petersen on how consumers need to relearn how to approach and appreciate long-lasting goods
Renzo Piano, D.A.P. and Sapienza University join forces: a project for detained mothers
A modular house project built inside Rebibbia women’s penitentiary in Rome, giving detained mothers a space to be with their children in a more humane environment than the prison’s visiting...
Eugenia Errázuriz – From South America to Paris and Biarritz pioneering an aesthetic of subtractions
Eugenia Huici Arguedas de Errázuriz paved the way for the modernist minimalist aesthetic that would be taken up in fashion by Coco Chanel
Unspun – an apparel start-up, straddled between two continents, merges together robotics and denim
Unspun and their drive to solve one of fashion’s problems proves that society’s demand can evolve by thinking of new solutions
Building with concrete made with Salt – a big trouble could become a solution
The Anatomy of Sabkhas: preserving sustainable salt flats book, written by urbanists Rashid and Ahmed Bin Shabib, provide an urban research of the phenomenon and possible applications
Post World War II oceanography: how science and politics in the US became intertwined during the Cold War
A military driven mission allowed for an unnecessary production of ignorance of our oceans during the Cold War period – we now face the problems of years of negligence
Leather-like material from discarded Danish Christmas trees – news in the realm of textiles
More awareness needs to be spread regarding what it means to buy something which has biodegradability properties. In conversation with Bonnie Hvillum, founder of Natural Material Studio
Updating the Social housing, matter: bioclimatic measures, solar radiation and natural ventilation
TAMassociati and Arup on display at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 to respond to the rapid population growth in urban areas and the lack of affordable housing
Diamond graders – holding up the stones with Borsalino Diamanti: transparency for 50 years
Where diamonds really come from. Jewelry, family heirlooms but most especially mining, labor, suppliers, diamond graders and manufacturers
Restoring an ecosystem under pressure – Mangrove forests: the case for a science-based restoration
«If you recreate the conditions for mangrove growth like this, then the mangroves will come back in on their own». In conversation with Dominic Wodehouse, executive director of the Mangrove...
AHEC – education about wood: designers and producers have to work together
After Perpetual Mobile show in Barcelona, AHEC partners with RIVA 1920 to showcase the work of the new generation of designers encouraging a more responsible use of wood
