crafting plastics! studio, based in Berlin and Bratislava, brings bioplastics to the stage of our da We bring bioplastic to the stage of our day-to-day life.
31/05/2026
A vibrant interior for .kaviarne, where custom tabletops and lighting made from Nuatan bioplastic contribute to a distinctive spatial identity.
Colours and textures come together to create a playful yet cohesive café experience.
Crafting Plastics! ×
10 - 12 June 2026
Copenhagen
This June, we’ll be part of .
Presented at Gammel Dok in Christianshavn, the exhibition explores colour, light, texture and form through biomaterials and circular production processes - bridging experimentation and application across interiors, lighting, product design and architecture.
Looking forward to sharing conversations around biomaterials, circularity and material futures.
Looking back at Milan Design Week, where our installation What Grows Between at .milano became a space for people to meet, pause, talk and experience materials in a more immersive way.
It opened up a subtle redefinition of how objects and people can coexist within the same environment, where occupying space became something constantly negotiated through connection and care.
Thank you to everyone who came by and shared the space with us.
06/05/2026
Custom Nuatan bioplastic table tops created for the newly opened .kaviarne.
Nuatan brings a unique, warm and tactile presence to the space, with subtle, intentional irregularities that make each surface feel alive rather than industrially uniform. Through heat-pressing, textures and patterns can be precisely tailored, allowing material expression to become part of the design language itself.
25/04/2026
What grows between
milano | .design.week
A vertical system where roots, water, and bioplastics form a shared environment - growing, reacting, and signalling in real time. Subtle shifts in colour reveal changes within, turning invisible processes into something we can perceive.
Not a fixed object, but a structure in constant negotiation with life.
On view at Alcova during Milan Design Week 2026.
📷 Lucas Clemens
22/04/2026
What grows between
milano | .design.week
In the garden of Baggio Military Hospital in Milan, a hydroponic system unfolds as a living structure.
Modular biocolumns of varying heights create an environment where plants, water, materials, and people exist in continuous exchange.
Rather than a static object, the installation operates as a system that grows, signals and changes over time.
The installation is open daily from 20–26 April, 11 AM – 7 PM. You can find us in the garden space marked A14.
Baggio Military Hospital,
Via Giovanni Labus 10, Milan
M1 Primaticcio
📷 Lucas Clemens
What grows between
milano , Milan design week, 20.-26. April 2026
Bavilo Military Hospital 10, Milan
What if architecture could breathe, signal, and adapt?
What grows between reimagines space as a living system - where plants, water, materials, and people exist in constant exchange. Modular biocolumns create a hydroponic environment, with roots suspended in a visible, closed-loop nutrient system.
A pH-responsive bioplastic surface shifts color as conditions fluctuate, revealing what usually stays unseen. Between object and infrastructure, natural and synthetic, the project explores relationships based on care, interdependence, and adaptability.
Baggio Military Hospital
Via Giovanni Labus 10, A.14
M1 Primaticcio
20–26 April
11 AM – 7 PM
17/04/2026
Glad to be part of the Collaborative & Conscious Material Design publication ✨
The book accompanies the exhibition Collaborative & Conscious Material Design, uncovering the stories behind each featured project.
Our contribution reflects a process rooted in experimentation - from lab research and fermentation-based materials to responsive structures and large-scale installations. It also highlights how collaboration across disciplines shaped both the material itself and its potential applications in architecture and product design.
We’re grateful to be included among such inspiring projects and to contribute to a broader conversation on sustainable and environmentally conscious material innovation.
Valentina Rognoli & (IT)
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, (DE) , (SK/USA) .eco .ova (IN/SK) , , , (IT)
Graphic design: Svatopluk Ručka
Photos: Book edit: Peer review:
MaterialInnovation SustainableDesign
