CAROLINE HYDE-BROWN – MATERIALIST

Caroline is a UK-based materialist who has created a hand-made paper like biomaterial made of a Neolithic orphan crop waste residue called Grass Pea. Recognising that Grass Pea thrives in extreme weather conditions that are commonplace in communities within the Sundarbans in Asia, Caroline developed a paper making recipe using the residual waste of the plant, harvested rainwater and heat from the sun. Helping some of the poorest communities in the world, Caroline’s material has been used to make a prototype shoe, a lampshade, and bowls.

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DURAT – MATERIAL & MATERIAL STUDIO

Founded in Finland in 1990, Durat’s aim is to reuse waste plastic as a high-quality raw material for design surfaces and products. On a mission to reduce the amount of plastic ending up in landfills, Durat is manufactured by crushing recycled post-industrial waste plastic into granulates. Reusable, 100% recyclable and made of up to 30% recycled materials, Durat has implemented the principles of a circular economy since it’s finding.

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