A database of all of the most important materials to design including plastic, bioplastic, recycled material, metal, wood, textiles and biomaterials. The materials are backed up by hundreds of comparable and reliable sustainability data points, mechanical properties and physical attributes. SEARCH sustainable material innovations Animal free Architecture Automotive Biomaterial Bioplastic Fashion Furniture Home compostable Indoor air quality Interior Microbes Packaging Product Recycled Textiles DEEP DIVE into materials for sustainable design (requires login) Bioplastic — the good, the bad and the ugly. What is this group of materials and why are they so promising for sustainable design? Plastic and the circular economy. Recycling is a valuable way to recover resources, but not all recycled plastic is the same. What the kelp! Exploring this pioneering new breed of materials made from seaweed, including paper, packaging, foams and textiles. Bio-based material developments — so good you could eat them (almost). Healthy, circular, plastic-free natural polymers for sustainable design. Paper packaging’s dirty secrets – how to go plastic free, find alternatives to toxic PFAS, and avoid recycling and composting issues. Sustainable materials in consumer electrical and electronic products – how to design for recycled and recycling to extend the life of materials. Exploring ethical colour in fashion and textiles – promising innovations that are helping to reduce the impact of dyeing and finishing textiles. How good is wood – making and building with wood reduces the emissions associated with manufacturing with metal, plastic and concrete. Textile recycling innovation - with less than 1% of fabrics currently recycled, who are the innovators bucking the global trend? Magic mushrooms – exploring the huge potential of mycelium biofabrication for design and architecture, and the companies behind the development. Lightweight and minimum energy structures – high strength-to-weight materials for design, fashion, automotive and architecture. Going paint-free in automotive design – how to eliminate a very expensive and unsustainable part of the production process with design and materials. SEARCH materials by category Product & Furniture Packaging Fashion & Textiles Automotive & Transportation Architecture & Interiors Circularity SPOTLIGHT on the latest and greatest innovations in sustainable material design Uncaged innovations leather alternative Arboform liquid wood Ganni featuring Celium bacterial cellulose leather by Polybion BAUX coloured wood wool acoustic insulation Econyl recycled polyamide (PA), nylon Evoware edible seaweed packaging Hydro Circal recycled low carbon aluminium Gmund recycled papers Ecopel animal free fur Textiles from banana plant waste BOOKS about materials and sustainability The Materials Sourcebook for Design Professionals Rob Thompson Designing Lightness Adriaan Beukers & Ed Van Hinte Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things William McDonough & Michael Braungart Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals Rob Thompson Materials and Design: The Art & Science of Material Selection in Product Design Michael F. Ashby & Kara Johnson Made in Japan Victionary Materiology: The Creatives Guide to Materials and Technologies Daniel Kula WA: The Essence of Japanese Design Rossella Menegazzo, Stefania Piotti & Kenya Hara Less and More – The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams Klaus Klemp
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