These New Biomaterials Can Help Decarbonize Fashion and Construction

Oct. 3, 2024 - WIRED

Its color comes not from dyes, but from a pigment-producing bacteria called Streptomyces coelicolor. By tapping into naturally occurring living systems, many of the products in NPOL’s catalog have a lower carbon footprint than their everyday counterparts.

NPOL’s latest product is the Gathering Lamp, which is made from bioconcrete. Plus, the Gathering Lamp is designed to be easily repaired, upgraded, or recycled at the end of its useful life.

After all, we can’t be investing billions of dollars into building new biobased materials, only for them to end up in landfill,” Chieza explains...