Category: Sustainable Materials
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Checkered Santa Cruz Blanket – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] For each Sackcloth + Ashes blanket sold, the charitable brand donates one to someone experiencing homelessness. From them comes the Checkered Santa Cruz, a retro-colored blanket that features a bright and wavy take on the classic pattern. Made from recycled wool and polyester and spun without the use of dye, this sustainable blanket is […]
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The Epic Patchwork Body Pillow – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Made from deadstock linen tinted with low-impact dyes and with an LA-made insert, this body pillow from Lindsay Rose Medoff’s sustainable sewing and production shop, Suay, is a design-forward, cozy home addition. Featuring patchwork in three different colorways (oatmeal, mustard or indigo), the pillow transforms upcycled materials into a lush way to lounge. Added: […]
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Grain’s “Clover” Collection Reveals the Playfulness and Sustainability of Cork – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Comprising a series of floral-shaped side and coffee tables made from renewable and carbon positive cork, Clover is an elegant and playful execution of sustainable furniture—but it’s also much more. Crafted by Chelsea and James Minola’s Washington-based design practice, Grain, and debuting in NYC at Jean Lin’s design co-op, Colony (on display until 30 September), the […]
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New Environmentally-Friendly, Heat-Resistant Plastic is Developed – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] In developing a new technique to create polymers (large molecules that are composed of smaller, structured molecules), Japanese scientists have opened the door for the creation of environmentally-friendly plastic. These scientific researchers were able to gain control over molecular weight (crucial to the formation of plastic) using two pre-existing techniques called “living cationic polymerization” […]
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Jet Fuel Made From Air, Sunlight and Water Vapor – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Jet fuel is a large driver of climate change but finding sustainable alternatives has proven difficult since many are less efficient when it comes to long-distance aviation. This is why scientists are hopeful about a new jet fuel that uses air, sunlight and water vapor to make a solar-based, carbon-neutral kerosene (the fuel preferred […]
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Replacing Plastic in Single-Use Face Masks with Pineapple Leaves – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] There are several types of plastic in a single-use face mask, and they don’t easily decompose—instead winding up in the ocean. In fact, one face mask can release up to 173,000 microfibers per day into the sea which also contributes to the release of harmful chemicals. To tackle this waste problem, researchers studied the […]
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Evade OffCuts Pro Jersey – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] This limited edition cycling jersey from Melbourne, Australia-based MAAP is designed with performance and the planet in mind. Like the other garments from the brand’s OffCuts program, it’s made from repurposed excess fabric from previous production runs and is breathable and moisture-wicking. The jersey (available in size XXS to XL) is hand-numbered and constructed […]
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SEAQUAL Cap – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Oslo-based Varsity Headwear’s first hat made with recycled ocean plastic, the The SEAQUAL cap uses yarn from SEAQUAL Initiative, an organization dedicated to ocean waste management. Varsity turned this fabric (100% post-consumer recycled polyester that contains upcycled marine and land plastics) into a relaxed and refined shape. Designed to be wind- and wrinkle-resistant, the […]
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
[ad_1] Honoring the Black oystermen of NYC, designing comfier airplanes, growing plants in darkness and more Traditional Japanese Garments Merge with Unusual Natural Materials in New Exhibition From now through 11 September, the Minneapolis Institute of Art will showcase Dressed by Nature: Textiles of Japan, an exhibition that features over 120 Japanese textiles crafted from unexpected […]
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Plaxtil Turns Used Face Masks Into School Supplies – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Once a plastic parts supplier for the automotive and aeronautical industries, French company Plaxtil now uses their technology to transform used face masks into school supplies. The idea took shape after a charity asked the company for help in dealing with a mountain of clothing that couldn’t be resold. Realizing that garments today are […]
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T-Shirt Waste Loom – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] LikeMindedObjects collaborated with Francesca Capone to create a loom kit that includes not only the loom but a book and video to guide users through the DIY process. Using the loom, it’s possible to take waste fabrics and create 18 by 18-inch tiles that can then be sewn together to create blankets, pillows, upholstery […]
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
[ad_1] Mysterious astrophysical activity, edible concrete, tables from fallen trees and more from around the web How Indigenous People are Reclaiming Water Rights Water is not only a basic necessity; for many Indigenous peoples, it holds spiritual and cultural significance. However, colonialism and extractive industries separated Indigenous people from their waterways, contaminating them while endangering […]
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Scientists Transform Cabbage Into Stronger Concrete – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] A team of scientists at the University of Tokyo set out to make concrete from leftover food waste, including coffee grounds, tea leaves, onions, pumpkin, seaweed, orange and banana peel. The researchers didn’t just succeed, finding that all of the food (save for the pumpkin) created strong building material; but they also ascertained that […]
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Harnessing Iceland’s Molten Lava to Create Building Materials – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Architects at Reykjavík-based Studio Arnhildur Pálmadóttir are researching ways to harness molten lava from Iceland’s volcanoes to use as a natural building material; an alternative to current materials which are responsible for 11% of annual global CO2 emissions. A recent project called Lavaforming details three different ways to cultivate lava: digging trenches for lava […]
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Face Masks Can Be Recycled to Create Stronger Concrete – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] New research published in Materials Letters announced that scientists at Washington State University found a way to recycle face masks by incorporating them into concrete, creating a more durable material that is 50% stronger than the standard. As face masks generate plastic pollution and concrete engenders a carbon-intensive process, the study not only improves […]