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Flupis

Paper foam filling & padding material – From production to disposal, Flupis is an environmentally friendly filling and cushioning material that can be used in a variety of ways as transport protection. The production of this packaging material from paper foam is based on a patented process that processes waste paper with renewable raw materials. After use, it can be disposed[...]

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Sausage Of The Future

A sausage with insects, nuts
or vegetables – The enormous consumption of animal products led Carolien Niebling to develop “The Sausage of the Future.” She worked with a chef, a master butcher and a molecular gastronome to produce an alternative that would reduce the meat content by 30-50% by adding other foods. Made with protein-rich ingredients, such as pecan nuts and insect[...]

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Lupine Project

Material from lupins – The packaging material made from lupins was the brainchild of Icelandic designers Inga Guðlaugsdóttir and Elín Harðardóttir. By producing fiberboard from thelupine plant, which is native to Iceland, the different stages of the plant could be examined by testing the bending strength of the plant produced. Tests during the changing seasons further showed that[...]

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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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