Renewable plastics and industry news for designers and manufacturers of consumer products

Alfungi Banet Chair

A chair with much room

Claimed as the world’s first mycelium-composite chair, the Banet Dining Chair features wool or vegan cotton batting, with plant-based, fire-resistant, comfort foam and PHA feet.

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Rakumba Big Glow

Lighting up the sheep in Milan

The Big Glow is a new lighting collection designed by Amsterdam-based Studio Truly Truly for Rakumba, a long-established lighting manufacturer. Blending sustainable materials with refined

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Jack and Jenny

Put a cork in it

Amorim, the world’s largest producer, supplier, and distributor of cork stoppers has diversified to develop materials for use in architecture and fashion. In addition, the

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Fortune chair by Heller

Chairs that eat themselves

Heller is shaking up the plastic furniture industry by embedding their products with an organic enzyme that speeds up the biodegradation process once products are

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