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The Straw

Vegetable Material Straw – Loliware‘s straw offers consumers a plastic-like but plastic-free alternative to traditional plastic straws. The compostable innovation is made of seaweed and is therefore compostable and absolutely environmentally friendly. It also represents an opportunity to reduce global plastic consumption without having to give up the previous plastic experience. Particularly practical is the 18-hour and varied[...]

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BIO-GLASS

Plates From Recycled Glass – BIO-GLASS is made of 100% recycled glass, is fully recyclable and contains no colorants or additives. Each BIO-GLASS has a unique color, which comes from the individually used raw material (champagne, beer, wine, sparkling wine bottles). It is also stain, frost, chemical and fire resistant. Product Name: BIO-GLASSManufacturer: COVERINGS ETC. Project Status: Concept //[...]

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MILK MaterialLab Bio Glass Coverings ETC

Mycocomposite

Packaging From Fungus Based Materials – The mycelium-derived Mushroom packaging solution (Mushroom Packaging based on MycoComposite) was developed by Ecovative Design in 2007 and is a more cost-effective and biodegradable alternative compared to conventional foams. Their complete compostability is particularly innovative. Based on a mixture of the fungus-cell combination mycelium and agricultural by-products oat or buckwheat hulls, Mushroom packaging is[...]

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Ecolean

Chalk & Polymer Food Liquid Packaging – Ecolean‘s lightweight material is made of recyclable plastic (PE and PP) and up to 35% chalk (calcium carbonate). The ingredients of this thin plastic film not only guarantee lightweight packaging, but also reduce environmental impact and optimize transport weight. The bag only weighs 16 grams, however disposal efficiency of this multilayer remains an open[...]

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Tresta

Organic Products From Biomass of Wine Production – 200,000 tons of wine press waste (stems, seeds, skins) – so-called pomace – are produced in Germany every year. The majority remains unused. As a sustainable designer, Katharina Hölz introduces this biomass into a new life cycle. So she developed materials and products from pomace that are naturally renewable and biodegradable. The press residues[...]

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PRINT A DRINK

3D Printing Technology For Drinkable Liquids – Thanks to combined methods from the fields of robotics, life sciences and design, 3D printing makes it possible to inject precise products into edible liquids through microliter droplets rather than layer by layer. With PRINT A DRINK, fascinating, complex 3D structures can be created within one minute – without artificial ingredients. All conventional beverages[...]

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Super Synthetics

Dissolvable Rice Starch Drinking Vessel – With the Super Synthetics project, a drinking vessel based on natural materials was developed by Maria Idicula Kurian as her master’s thesis at Central Saint Martins College. Various ingredients such as rice pepper, potato starch and bacterial cellulose were experimented with and used in the project. If liquid is added to the drinking vessel,[...]

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Milk Plastic

Products From Cow’s Milk Protein – Milk Plastic is engaged in the manufacture of products based on casein as a starting material. For this purpose, the curd contained in surplus milk is separated from the liquid whey by applying heat. The curd obtained is then dried and processed into pellets by adding natural plasticizers. By processing the pellets into board[...]

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