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Paper pulp brick
Recycled paper pulp pressed into moulds and dried into lightweight bricks or boards. A home insulation or craft base.
Recycled hand-made paper
Waste paper pulped and set in a deckle to make fresh sheets. Absorbent, deckle-edged, suitable for printing and drawing.
Tea-leaf paper
Spent tea leaves pulped with a smaller portion of waste paper, set in a deckle and pressed dry into thin, fragrant, tea-coloured sheets. The leaves give colour and texture; the paper gives strength.
Gelatine bioplastic
A cast flexible film made by dissolving gelatine with water and a plasticiser, then drying on a flat non-stick surface. Supports optional fillers, pigments and foraged powders without losing clarity.
Agar bioplastic
A vegan alternative to gelatine, using agar agar as the film-former. Sets firmly on cooling and dries to a tough sheet. Well-suited to foraged fillers.
Salt dough
Flour, salt and water kneaded into a dough, baked until hard. Forage adds texture, colour and smell.
Paper clay
A putty made from pulped paper and a starch paste. Dries to a lightweight, carveable solid.
Coffee leather
Coffee grounds bound with gelatine or agar, cast thin and dried slowly into a pliable sheet.
Sawdust / coffee puck
A dense wood-like puck made from fine powder pressed with a hot binder. Close to pressed MDF but compostable.
Leaf-mulch board
Autumn leaves blitzed with a binder and pressed into a soft, fibrous board.
Nutshell composite
Ground nutshell (walnut or hazel) pressed with a starch binder. Tough, dense, subtly marbled.
Plant fibre paper
Paper made from retted plant stems. Stronger and more textured than recycled paper.
Pine cone tile
Pine cone scales pulled or ground, bound with a starch or gelatine paste and pressed into a textured tile. Carries the scent of pine resin and the shape of the scales themselves.
Cardboard pulp tile
Corrugated cardboard pulped and pressed into a thicker, sturdier board than recycled paper. The corrugations break into long, locking fibres that give the dried tile real strength.