Plant / Plant based Materials
Hong Kong Seaweed Plaster V20251020C
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
25-1000-462-e
This seaweed plaster was created in collaboration with Feamainn, a Hong Kong start up specializing in natural plasters using recycled soils and recycled organic components. …
Hong Kong Seaweed Plaster V20251020B
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
25-1000-462-d
This seaweed plaster was created in collaboration with Feamainn, a Hong Kong start up specializing in natural plasters using recycled soils and recycled organic components. …
Hong Kong Seaweed Plaster V20251020A
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
25-1000-462-c
This seaweed plaster was created in collaboration with Feamainn, a Hong Kong start up specializing in natural plasters using recycled soils and recycled organic components. …
Hong Kong Seaweed Plaster V0251124-SC
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
25-1000-462-b
This seaweed plaster was created in collaboration with Feamainn, a Hong Kong start up specializing in natural plasters using recycled soils and recycled organic components. …
Hong Kong Seaweed Plaster V20251123B
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
25-1000-462-a
This seaweed plaster was created in collaboration with Feamainn, a Hong Kong start up specializing in natural plasters using recycled soils and recycled organic components. …
Soil Trust Yuen Long Compost
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
23-1000-352-b
This compost sample is from Soil Trust's test plot in Yuen Long. It is a mixture of decaying organic matter, bokashi and soil that has …
PALMECO MASTER BOARD
Plant / Plant based
Mineral / Mineral based
23-1000-341-b
Palmeco Master Board is a building material that is composed of palm fibre (collected waste from palm oil plantations in Malaysia).
The material is non-combustible, …
Palmeco Geo-insulator
Plant / Plant based
Mineral / Mineral based
23-1000-341-a
Palmeco Geo-Insulator was created in collaboration with Nano Advanced Material Institute (NAMI) & Geopolymer Institute and the research was funded by the Hong Kong Innovation …
Ooobject Eco-material
Animal / Animal based
Plant / Plant based
22-1000-340-a
This collection of material samples is provided by OOOBJECT, a Hong Kong based company that redirects waste byproducts from factories into building products. Materials that …
3D-Print Powder of Used-Coffee Ground
Plant / Plant based
22-7359-323-a
This sample is composed of a 1:1 ratio of used coffee grounds and plaster. This mixture was 3D printed into a form through the method …
Macroalgae Bricks
Cement based
Plant / Plant based
22-7359-319-a
This project explores the application of macroalgae in building materials. Inspired by the increasing popularity of new material explorations within microalgae such as biofabrics, bioplastics, …
Rammed Earth Bamboo Powder Brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
22-0000-312-a
The hexagonal brick is composed of five layers of a 1:1 mixture of compacted clay and bamboo powder. With a thickness of 4 cm, the …
Luffacrete
Cement based
Plant / Plant based
22-7359-311-a
In this biophilic brick, loofah substitutes the metal reinforcements present in conventional reinforced concrete, ensuring great porosity while supplying strength and the necessary flexibility. A …
Tea Waste Brick
Plant / Plant based
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
22-7359-305-a
Tea waste bricks are a popular topic in the material innovation industry, as they are seen to be a more eco-friendly option instead of traditional …
Kiwi skin leather
Plant / Plant based
22-7182-277-a
Kiwi skin leather is created with dried kiwi skin and agar-agar-based bioplastic. Before applying to the kiwi skin, the agar-agar-based bioplastic was tested repeatedly to …