Future Archive is an open resource of sustainable materials products and processes compiled collaboratively by our design team.
Through the lens of intriguing projects by designers, artists, makers, curators, architects and scientists, the Future Archive presents a colourful panoply of ideas, technologies, creative efforts and products bound by their eco-friendly attributes. As a digital resource it catalogues innovative and aesthetically appealing sustainable materials and products from around the globe and documents inspiring thought leadership insights, trend forecasts, exhibitions and publications regarding environmentally responsible matters that relate specifically to the design community.
Future Archive is an open resource of sustainable materials products and processes compiled collaboratively by our design team.
Through the lens of intriguing projects by designers, artists, makers, curators, architects and scientists, the Future Archive presents a colourful panoply of ideas, technologies, creative efforts and products bound by their eco-friendly attributes. As a digital resource it catalogues innovative and aesthetically appealing sustainable materials and products from around the globe and documents inspiring thought leadership insights, trend forecasts, exhibitions and publications regarding environmentally responsible matters that relate specifically to the design community.
Launching in 2020, we continue to build our online archive with a discerning curatorial eye. Exciting discoveries and insights to date include: Zuzana Gombosva’s Malai, a vegan, durable bio-composite material made from coconut water that looks and feels like leather; Phoebe Quare’s plaster created from ground mussel shells; Seetal Solanki’s Why Materials Matter, a timely manifesto on how to manufacture and design for a better future.
Supporting and promoting positive environmental materials, sustainable designs and products by amazing makers and suppliers, plus the endeavours of eco-friendly brands and businesses, we welcome new contributions to our resource via shared recommendations or direct enquiries. All new submissions will be credited appropriately on our website with links to their primary platforms to further support them.
For those seeking inclusion on this platform, please send images and information regarding your eco-friendly designs, products and initiatives (or recommendations for others) to: futurearchive@fionalynch.com.au
