Thermoplastic manufacturer Borealis and aquacultural company @AKVA_Group designed what they say is the world’s first boat with a hull made of cooking oil-based plastic. The workboat is part of AKVA Group’s Polarcirkel boats, which have been design to endure in extreme conditions, from -40°C in Arctic regions to +55°C in the tropics. Read more at MaterialDistrict.com #materialinspiration #boats #workboats #polarcirkel #akvagroup #borealis #materialdistrict #bioplastic

Recycled palm tree wood mosaic, composed of rectangles of 2 pieces wood. Nusa Lembongan by @NatureatHome_wallpanels / More at MaterialDistrict.com #materialoftheday #materials #wood #palmtree #natureathome #mosaic #naturalmaterials #NusaLembongan #materialdistrict

Canadian industrial design studio Semblance launched their first product, a stereo made of a concrete building block. Called Breeze Block, the stereo uses a masonry block often used in US mid-century modern landscaping design. Read more at MaterialDistrict.com #materialinspiration #audio #stereo #semblance #sound #concrete #masonryblock #breezeblock

Paint, lacquer paint and primer, but then plant-based. Plant-based paint by @fairf.duurzame.verf / More at MaterialDistrict.com #materialoftheday #materials #coatings #paint #plantbasedpaint #fairf #materialdistrict #biobasedmaterials

Polish design brand @Vank_interior_objects designed a modular furniture systems consisting of blocks made of flax and hemp fibres. Called Vank_Cube, the system consist of a hollow block, made of a composite material made from hemp and flax fibres, waste from food and cosmetics production. The blocks can be put together using reversible fasteners and connectors. Read mor at MaterialDistrict.com #materialinspiration #hemp #flax #biocomposite #vank #materialdistrict #furniture #furnireturedesign #interiordesign #modulardesign

Wood coatings made with plant-based ingredients. Plant-based wood coatings by Sherwin-Williams / More at MaterialDistrict.com #materialoftheday #materials #paint #wood #coatings #plantbasedmaterials #plantbasedcoatings #sherwinwilliams #materialdistrict

Dutch housing association Parteon, foundation Clean2Anywhere and the municipality of Zaanstad will jointly produce twenty homes made from recycled plastic. The foundation Clean2Anywhere builds ships and houses from waste plastic. They built a 17th century fluyt in a historic way, but completely from waste plastic. Read more at https://materialdistrict.com/article/modular-houses-made-of-waste-plastic/ #materialinspiration #parteon #zaanstad #clean2anywhere #materialdistrict #architecture #recycledplastic

The material can appear to look like glass, marble, rubber, or natural stones, but instead, the material is made from food waste.⁣ Shell Homage bioplastic by @ShellHomage / More at MaterialDistrict.com #materailoftheday #materials #productdesign #bioplastic #shellhomage #materialdistrict #foodwaste