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The coronavirus pandemic has generated a surge in plastic pollution, counteracting years of efforts to tackle the issue of single-use plastics. Several recycling businesses are attempting to make a dent in this PPE tsunami. E&T looks at the processes and products these firms have developed.
Dezeen rounds up its top 10 product launches from 2021, including a pair of trainers infused with blood and a biodegradable face mask.
Marie Bee Bloom's biodegradable face masks blossom into wildflowers From daisies to baby's breath, Dutch brand Marie Bee Bloom has embedded flower seeds into single-use rice paper masks in a bid to cut down on plastic pollution and give back to nature. When planted into soil and watered, the seeds start to germinate in around three days and will ultimately grow into a small patch of wildflowers. Fabricated in a small community workshop in the Netherlands, the mask itself will biodegrade whether placed in a garden or a landfill. Marie Bee Bloom masks can be planted in soil The designers creat...
A DRESS made out of wallpaper has been created by two female York designers - and will be on show in the city over the festive period. Earlier this year, Leanne Corrine Pollard and Antonia Houston united their creative skills in interiors and fashion and created a dress made entirely from wallpaper to celebrate York Fashion Week. However when Covid struck, York Fashion Week had to be cancelled - like many other events in the city. The wallpaper dress in Barley Hall But after seeing the gown, Barley Hall – York’s medieval townhouse hidden in a snickleway between Stonegate and Grape...