Biomaterials

Mushrooms are an integral part of the structure of these futuristic-looking seats. In terms of recycling, we couldn’t do better. Indeed, once the furniture has reached the end of its life, it is composted.
Terreform designers and architects have been pursuing these concepts for years. Biomaterials are not only used to create furniture but also to make building materials and housing structures.
Maybe a vision of what will be our living environment in the future?
https://terreform.blogspot.com/2015/06/mycoform-surface-multi-curved-mycelium.html

Seaweed can be used to create fabric fibers with amazing properties. For example, Seacell® fiber, which is composed of brown algae cellulose, delivers active anti-irritation and healing ingredients on contact with the skin. This material is therefore not only eco-responsible but also virtuous in terms of comfort and health.

Designer Samuel Tomatis goes further in his transformation of algae with his Alga project by creating not only textiles but also objects and furniture.

In the same vein, Fernando Laposse notably uses corn husk as a base material for a rendering that resembles marquetry work.

Another spearhead of biomaterials is the reduction in the use of animal materials in industry, and in particular in the textile industry. We know the alternatives to the use of animal fur, but alternatives to the use of animal leather also exist. For example, Piñatex uses pineapple fiber and Viridis corn to make vegetable leather. These solutions give surprising results.

To learn more about biomaterials, we recommend that you watch the episode of the Netflix series "Abstract, the art of design" dedicated to Neri Oxman from MIT Media Lab.

Its resolutely modern approach combining science, design and ecology paves the way for the materials of tomorrow.

https://www.netflix.com/watch/80237094