20 sustainable materials from bio-based that can be used for furniture.
Sound absorption and interior material using eelgrass naturally washed up on the shore.
A sound-absorbing material made from eelgrass. Binder and backing differ by product.
A sheet-form leather alternative using pomace/peel by-products from the apple juice industry.
A candidate when looking for a coated fabric to use instead of natural leather. It can be cut and sewn, and i…
A plastic-free technical fabric from abacá (banana family) fibre grown in Philippine highland permaculture — "no pesticides, fertilizer or extra water". Cradle to Cradle Certified Gold (Dec 2021; Natural White, All Black, Gravel, Asphalt and DWR versions). Compostable at home or industrially, with a paper-recycling loop turning used fabric into new yarn. A collaboration between Swiss brand QWSTION and Taiwanese yarn and weaving specialists.
The highest-certified plant fabric on the axis (C2C Gold). Where pineapple and cactus leathers carry coating…
A 100% natural fiber refined from the stem and leaf residues of food and medicinal crops.
A spinnable fiber feedstock extracted from cellulose-rich agricultural residues such as the stems and leaves…
A Korean wood/cellulose-based material for injection molding.
A wood by-product-based feedstock that can be run in existing injection molds, linking the formal freedom of…
A coated/sheet-type alternative leather material that uses grape by-products from the wine industry.
A material combining grape by-products from the wine industry with vegetable oils and natural agricultural fi…
A wood-alternative panel made by compressing industrial hemp fiber.
It keeps a woodworking experience similar to wood while extending fast-growing hemp fiber into furniture, pan…
Sheet material based on bacterial cellulose cultured in coconut-processing wastewater / waste coconut water.
A bacterial cellulose material cultured in coconut water that would otherwise be discarded.
A premium flexible sheet made by precisely growing mycelium.
Uses the fiber structure of mycelium to create a feel and expression between leather and fabric, offering a n…
A surface / leather-alternative material that uses by-products from orange and cactus processing.
A soft material that blends citrus and cactus processing by-products with polymer and binder.
A particleboard family combining recycled wood with a bio-based adhesive system.
Pure P2 uses 100% recycled wood with a formaldehyde-free bio-based adhesive. P2 is about 50% recycled wood.
A natural interior surface material made by pressing spelt husks, a by-product of spelt processing.
It shows the actual texture and color of a grain by-product on the finish surface, letting an agricultural by…
A cellulose composite made by molding kraft paper layers and a bio-based binder under high pressure.
A board of kraft paper and cellulose laminated with a bio-based binder.
A coated nonwoven surface material made from pineapple leaf by-products.
Pineapple leaves, an agricultural waste, are used as a leather-alternative sheet that can be applied as a sur…
A wood-substitute composite that uses rice husk as its main plant-based filler.
A composite that, according to the manufacturer, uses about 60% rice husk mixed with polymer and minerals.
A decorative biocomposite made from food by-products such as eggshells and nutshells.
A composite of discarded eggshells and nutshells bound with an organic, biodegradable binder.
A rigid composite panel combining low-value Herdwick wool with bio-resin.
A panel of Herdwick wool set in bio-resin.
Decorative / sound-absorbing biocomposite platform combining food and agricultural by-products with various binders.
A composite using, per the manufacturer, 60–95% by weight of malt husks, grass fibers, hazelnut shells, eggsh…
An injection-molding biocomposite combining cellulose fiber with wood-waste-derived PP.
By raising the cellulose share in a form usable on existing injection equipment, it can reduce the amount of…
A waterproof wood composite molded from wood chips and a bio-based binder.
A composite of wood chips and fibers bound with resin. Used for bathroom products and furniture.