Tag: Naturally Sourced
Lionfish numbers reached a peak saturation point in Florida’s waters. Inversa addresses the issue
One species of fish is the perfect candidate for fish leather and environmental activists aren’t against it. Inversa launches Invasive Lionfish leather products from sneakers to watches
MOSE project – Methods, Models and Uncertainty: Venice floods as a paradigm for coastal flooding
Four Specialists, one problem to address: Research on a city persecuted by record high tides and a settling landmass done and the salt marshes affected as a result by University...
Recurring water scarcity – its causes, impact, management, and prevention in Europe
The 2019 EEA Indicator Assessment analysis found that agriculture, forestry, and fishing's water abstraction make up 58.3 percent of the total
COP27 decoded: What precisely happened at the Sharm El Sheikh climate convention?
The push-back on loss and damage and climate action from wealthy nations shows that Global North leaders still don't recognize their role in the climate crisis
The Great Design Disaster. Bridging the commercial gap between collector and artisan
A collaboration between the founders of TGDD and Fonderia Artistica Campagner puts Italian craftsmanship under the spotlight again
Masks, colours, coffee – Pascale Marthine Tayou from Cameroon to the world
A journey to Cameroon and African landscapes through the chromatic range of cups designed by Pascale Marthine Tayou for illy Art Collection
Enacting good practices is no longer an option: about self-sufficient Ventozelo estate in the Douro Valley, Portugal
Ventozelo's pre-existing buildings underwent a conservative restoration; salvaged or reconstructed with traditional and recyclable local materials along with additions that feature a contemporary language
Onshore artisans at NYC’s Mara Hoffman: geopolitical tensions and the globalized world
Dana Davis, Vice President of Sustainability at Mara Hoffman, discusses local production as a solution to the global supply chain crisis of inflated costs
«A material waiting for its own language»: Webb Yates, building with stone
Working with natural materials – «What would the retro-futuristic extension of the Tudor era be? ». Steve Webb goes back to the fork of the road where we went wrong...
Slow fashion and electronic e-waste – an endeavor towards the jewelry industry
Ashley Heather, founder of AuTerra, walks us through the philosophy behind a model of jewelry production that aims to return to a concept of ‘slow fashion’
Range of biosynthetic expands to microbially fermented protein materials – Spiber yarn
Spiber Inc. is a Japanese biotechnology company developing synthetic protein material via a microbial fermentation process, that uses sugars
Dutch couple creates first of its kind in-home water recycling system: Hydraloop
An awarding winning, in-home water recycling system featured in the new Netflix documentary Brave Blue World, is reshaping and reducing domestic water consumption
Forest Stewardship Council looking into the supply chain — from fiber to fashion
The other side of the environmental aspect, in which FSC is looking into if the forest is safeguarding biodiversity and protecting water resources connected to the forest
Carbon-insetting through low-emission materials: a game plan by Ganni
Through ‘Fabrics of the Future,’ Ganni hopes to collaborate with five new low-emission fibre innovators per year. This year’s line-up includes: Stem, Mylo, Circulose among others
Reducing microplastics – could or could not hybrid fiber be a viable solution?
Blending recycled polyester and natural hemp fibers together – are brands able to produce a more eco-friendly alternative to the workout clothes?
Hooked Foods – Overfishing and Aquaculture: demanding for seafood, an alternative is needed
Vega tuna and fish imitation. The Swedish-based start-up has come up with an idea to make a plant-based fish to tackle the issue of overfishing - Hooked Foods introduction
Circularity it’s not only about recycling: circular business to reach twenty percent of the entire market
To prevent storage shelves full of leftovers, designers need to work backward by checking what fabric is available first and think about what will happen in the end
Plant a Million Corals: coral reef restoration foundation by Dr. David Vaughan
With over forty years of experience in aquaculture, Dr. David Vaughan walks us through the courses of action to take to put coral restoration back on the agenda
What’s in my clothes? What we grow and what we wear? A Textile Garden
Through a living installation, ‘A Textile Garden’ serves food for thought: what is the relationship between what we grow and what we wear?
How to dispose of nuclear energy waste efficiently to make it never come back
Dr. Henry Crichlow, CEO of Nuclear SAFE, on the patented technology he invented: he believes it could bring the nuclear industry forward on the disposal side
Dirty money – Banking on Climate Chaos 2022: listing the banks that are financing fossil fuel companies
In the six years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, fossil fuel financing from the world's sixty largest banks has reached four-point-six trillion USD
Why should Singapore amp up water conservation efforts to green 80% of its buildings?
Ravinder Sajwan, CEO of Renew Group, talks about why greening 80% of Singapore’s buildings by 2030 should start with water conservation
No more synthetics fibers – removing carbon and plastics from fashion
Desynthesizing fashion: old materials from natural and animal fibers may be the answer at scale to replacing synthetic fibers
Point William: a peninsula in Canada as an experimental site for architecture
2021 RAIC gold medal Shim-Stycliffe architects have developed a twenty-year-long project, on the same site, with the same crew
Gweave – A biodegradable polyester that could disrupt the fashion industry
While compostable textiles seem to be a sustainable solution, MAKE is going to bring to the market a new polymer which is biodegradable and long-lasting
Perry Lethlean: a first botanical garden solely for Australian native species
«Expressing the love–hate relationship Australians have with their landscape». In conversation with Perry Lethlean, TCL’s managing director on The Australian Garden
Henry Glogau makes self-sufficient, sun-powered water distillers in Chile and beyond
Glogau’s structure can be built with local waste: communities can use seawater, rainwater or water from polluted sources. Leftovers become a source of power for LED lights
Checking rainwear’s carbon footprint – the Maium case
The planet-conscious know that rainwear often consists of harmful fluoro-chemicals. In conversation with Anita Palacios, founder of brand Maium, who is changing that notion
Desserto – Vegan leather starting from cactus plantations: the upcoming steps
The textile is developed exploiting the state of Zacatecas green fortune, creating occupation opportunity for inhabitants and capturing CO2
The Pirque Greenhouse: modernism molded with nature in the heart of Chile
«Knowing that humans are not your main audience makes it all the much different». In conversation with Max Núñez of Max Núñez Arquitectos on Santiago Chile’s Pirque Greenhouse
Seaweed harvested from England «a growing reservoir of renewable natural resources
«Seaweed has a large uptake of minerals, which it absorbs directly from the sea». Using these in skincare can help alleviate the negative impacts of the industry
Emphasizing the virtues of wood: AHEC and Brdr. Krüger showcase new hardwood furniture
Whereas demand for European oak has long outstripped supply, maple, cherry and red oak grow abundant in American hardwood forests and remain underused. Curated by Sara Martinsen, the Home of...
Synthetic fur vs. natural fur debate: the industries reached an aggregated value of $25 billion
While animal fur shows biodegradation, polyester-made fake fur can be down-cycled, but consumer opinion is divided with 47% adults in US deeming fur inappropriate
Recycling feces: the business case for elephant dung paper
Elephant dung is the raw material for this low-impact paper production unit based in remote villages of the island nation, Sri Lanka
Blue carbon: nature-based techniques to control the impact of anthropogenic activities
The carbon sequestered in coastal soils can stay trapped for centuries due to the water saturation allowing for a sustained carbon build-up, giving them a role to play in climate...
About how to make the alcohol industry more sustainable? Discarded Spirits Co. case
Here is to the most rubbish drink you’ll every taste, Discarded. Made from waste and forgotten ingredients which they rely on as hidden treasures
Flowers – an industry worth at an estimated figure of 64.5 billion euros
The carbon impact from the transportation of blooms, the hidden environmental costs of bouquets in the Western world: the flowers you find in Europe are mainly coming from East Asia
Tackling fashion’s waste problem with compostability – Three students from Central Saint Martins
Three students from Central Saint Martins created a fashion film centering a garment made of paper cups, eggshells and cornstarch - then buried it after filming
Bio polyurethane: corn-derived polyols could relay be an alternative to leather?
The added value of the material created through corn is the possibility of making the product biodegradable, if processed without affecting its natural integrity
Nature takes over urban waste. What will need to live in synchrony with nature
The Tree Column is Blast Studio’s latest design. Made from recycled coffee cups and mycelium, it is yet another viable option for the future in sustainability
Crabyon – what is this? We are not there yet, but it could be a solution
Crabyon cannot be produced at a large scale. However the large quantities of waste available mean that in the future, it could be a new alternative to viscose
Viticulture: hybrid varieties, cross breeding resistant varieties with varieties of good wine quality
Viticulture, closely intertwined with the land and our earth, is threatened by the precarity of our environment. Wineries all over are being forced to reassess their practices
Dog hair spun into yarn and pre-repaired sneakers: what’s next?
«My aim was to show natural materials that have potential in a product, not to make a sneaker». In conversation with Emilie Burfeind and Matthew Edwards
Our thousands of years old glaciers don’t contain water alone, but our history too
Like archives, glaciers store microbiological and viral data that can help scientists to predict our future climate thanks to new knowledge about ancient ecosystems
Is the felt industry sustainable? The case of Voylok shoes made by mono-materials
Made avoiding the use of dyes, bleach, stitches or glues. By-products from production, such as wool scraps and muddy water, are turned into fertilizers for farmers
The catalyst for the decarbonization of the energy sector in Berlin: Berliner Stadtwerke
Clients know where their electric power comes from. Although Berliner Stadtwerke is not a large company using eco certificates to provide green power, it’s one-hundred percent solar and wind powered
