Animal-centric interspecies design goes "beyond sustainability"
A new design trend prioritises the needs of bugs and animals above human beings. Rima Sabina Aouf finds out about "interspecies design".
Source: dezeen.com
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From Bio Materials to Load-Bearing Structures: Fungi, Algae and Tree Forks
We present three innovative bio-based materials that, replacing steel, concrete and limestone, can be used in structural applications.
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Source: archdaily.com
Studio creates 3D printed sustainable living architecture that could feed people
The fungi’s roots called mycelium naturally start to degrade the waste to transform it into a strong material. The folds and crevasses on the biomass column are designed to retain moisture to facilitate the growth of edible mushrooms that can be harvested as food. Once this purpose is served, the structure is dried at a high temperature to stop the development of the fungi and solidify it into a load-bearing building column.
Source: architectureanddesign.com.au
Blast Studio 3D prints structural column from mycelium
Blast Studio has developed a method for 3D printing with living mycelium and used it to form a two-metre-high column that could be harvested for mushrooms.
Source: dezeen.com
Waste crisis is a "design-made mess" says Waste Age show curator
The Waste Age exhibition, which opens today at London's Design Museum, explores how design can create a circular economy that doesn't exploit the planet.
Source: dezeen.com