sustainability Archives

INSECT GROWING PODS - THE NEXT KITCHEN APPLIANCE?

What is it? Entomophagy has received much attention in the past decade, yet it is still patiently waiting to reach breakthroughs in the establishment within western culture and cuisine. The ever-so understandable ‘yuck-factor’ that…

COOLHUNTING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

As with most of my blogs, I will go beyond the content itself to show the process of gathering information, analyzing, and getting insights in the end. Recently you read…

THE ULTIMATE SHIT BEER YOU CAN TASTE: GOOD!

WHAT IT IS? No, it is not a joke. A small-scale Finnish brewery ‘Ant Brew’ produces beer with goose poop. The beer is brewed using wild herbs, local food waste such…

PIG, THE KING OF THE CYCLE

WHAT IT IS? Pigs are used in many more products than we can imagine. According to the research by Christien Meindertsma, represented in a an Oxford TED-talk (2010), pig parts occurs…

FASHION TO FORESTS (10 TREES AT A TIME)

WHAT IT IS? ‘TenTree’ is a clothing brand that has environment, sustainability, and ethics at the forefront of its business model. They use sustainable materials and manufacturing practices, such as tencel…

LIFE AMONG THE TREETOPS

WHAT IT IS? As a child, I have always wanted to live in a treehouse. A place tucked away in between branches, far away from the real world. A place for…

CHALLENGING E-COMMERCE

WHAT IT IS? Dromo is a ultra-lightweight PET bottle particularly designed for e-commerce. It focuses on reducing secondary packaging and therefore reducing the overall packaging costs and usage. The packaging can…

GOT SOME MILK FOR YOUR T-SHIRT?

A story by: Manou Reintjens WHAT IT IS? A product that solves the two biggest world problems? Yea sure… Well, Mi Terro is a company that creates sustainable and durable fabric…

HOWBOTTLE AND TURNING PLASTIC WASTE INTO BAGS

WHAT IT IS? HowBottle is a brand founded by Ningning Huang, who aims to reduce plastic waste by recycling plastic bottles, and sometimes other types of ‘single-use’ plastics into clothing…

COLOR INNOVATIONS IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

Color is a sensation. It’s a sensation of light, and light is energy. Energy can stimulate, excite, evoke emotions, create feelings of warmth, coolness, comfort, or discomfort, and can also…