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Foldtex

Wood for folding
and bending – Foldtex is an innovative material that has similarities to cardboard, wood and sheet metal, while surpassing their respective characteristics in terms of material properties. Due to its special processing, from light to very thin wood thicknesses, which receive a textile-like coating, this material acquires its special flexibility and foldability, similar to that of textiles,[...]

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MILK MaterialLab Foldtex Foldtex

PULP Collection

Vessels from paper waste – PULP is a collection of containers made from paper waste, produced from the positive form of discarded containers. This collection is based on research into alternative material recovery from paper waste. The result: the development of a new material that made it possible to make the vessels water-resistant by combining the material with cellulose[...]

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MILK MaterialLab Pulp Collection Studio Jo Meesters

Snap Pack – Nature Multipack

Less material consumption due to optimized adhesive – The “Snap Pack” packaging solution introduced by the Carlsberg Group as part of the “Together Towards ZERO” sustainability program is a glued can multipack that requires no secondary packaging. A specially developed adhesive was developed with the aim of reducing the Group’s global plastic consumption by 1,200 tons per year. The adhesive is strong[...]

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MILK MaterialLab SnapPack Nature Multipack Carlsberg

Tomato fibers

Tomato fiber packing With the idea of packaging tomatoes in cardboard trays enriched with tomato fibers, the Dutch company Solidus Solutions achieved an absolute novelty. Per hectare of tomato cultivation can produce 100,000 boxes of tomatoes. Thus, the tomatoes from this year’s crop provide the biodegradable packaging for the following year’s crop. This has the positive side effect[...]

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MERDACOTTA

Cow dung terracotta – The pottery by Italian dairy farmer Gianantonio Locatelli was created in collaboration with architect Luca Cipelletti. Together, they looked for a way to recycle the 100,000 kilos of cow dung produced every day. The material previously used as fertilizer and for plaster comes from Locatelli’s 2,500 cows, which are now used to make rustic[...]

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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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Spoonie

Sustainable ice cream spooning – With its cookie-like ingredients, the edible ice cream spoon “Spoonie” is not only a tastier but also a more environmentally friendly alternative to the traditional plastic spoon. Sturdy and chocolaty spoon lasts an hour in ice cream or desserts before dissolving. The secret ingredient is not the usual chocolate, but the fibers of the[...]

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Fish Leather

Fish leather – Waste products from the fishing industry are used to make a thin, flexible leather that is just as durable as cowhide. The fish leather undergoes a demanding 30-45 day production process: The natural oils and scales of the fish skins – from salmon, cod or perch – are separated by shaking and soaking so[...]

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MILK MaterialLab Fish Leather NYVIDD