05 · Trend30 September 2026
Glass Without Quarrying: the Silica Paolina Kühr Grows from Algae
A material added to the Future Materials Bank has microalgae produce silica, glass's basic raw material, instead of extracting it from a quarry. The entry's proposal is plain: materials can be grown rather than mined.
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04 · Trend30 September 2026
A Soviet-Era Tile and Roadside Soil: Soily
A material added to the Future Materials Bank in April 2026 combines a salvaged clinker tile body with the soil of the place it sits in. Its colour is therefore not chosen but taken from the ground.
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