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Milleforma’s Cotone tiles are crafted from cotton linters and clay, serving as versatile solutions for acoustical insulation and wall coverings. The tiles are dyed with natural pigments without artificial adhesives or mordants, ensuring a susta

Happy Material Monday! This week we are highlighting carbicrete, a cement-free, carbon-negative concrete for precast forms made using mineral waste and carbon dioxide (CO2) as raw materials. Through a process called carbonation activation, the need f

Welcome to Material Mondays, a new series showcasing unique materials within our special collection library. Today we are highlighting QualSun Technologies’ bio-based clip. This kitchenware item is composed of bamboo and rice husk fibers binded

We are excited to announce that this year’s jury has named Cameron Brentlinger @camerongroovybrentlinger (BID’24) as the recipient of the 2024 Material Lab Prize for their project “Community Gravestone,” which proposes a digni

On Thursday, September 26th we were thrilled to host the opening reception for the 2024 Material Lab Prize Exhibition, celebrating the extraordinary work student’s submitted this year, and to bestow our winner with a trophy literally pulled fro

We are proud to announce that Ben Thannat Somwong @bensomwong (MID ‘25) received an honorable mention in this year’s Material Lab Prize for their project “BioShell,” a ready-to-use sheet that enables designers to shape and wor

Join us for the 2024 Material Lab Prize Exhibition Reception! This year we are introducing an in-person juried event to celebrate the opening of the exhibition. At this event, the jury will evaluate the shortlisted projects and select the finalists a

Re/CASETiFY Rest Stop by Brooklyn-based creative duo Wade and Leta @wadeandleta recontextualizes electronic waste to create whimsical, functional furniture. The collection was a part of Casetify’s 2024 Earth Month campaign Journey to Re/Birth,

The Digested Objects Stool, designed by William Eliot, represents a groundbreaking approach to sustainable design by collaborating with an unlikely partner: mealworms. These plastic-eating larvae played a crucial role in shaping the stool, creating a

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