Eden Project's Materials Blogs

New renewable, biodegradable and plant materials exhibit

March 7, 2012
Author: Hannah

Fishing rods made from carrots, chair upholstery woven from nettles and a t-shirt spun from bamboo – what have they all got in common? They’re all part of the new generation of sustainable materials made from natural, renewable resources. And they’re also on display in a collection of mini greenhouses at Eden as part of [...]

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Enfleurage: how to extract perfume from plants

July 24, 2011
Author: Tom

Lisa Cronin, one of our Pollinators, has been explaining the method of enfleurage to visitors to Eden. This simple process captures the fragrance of a flower. The tradition of creating perfume dates back thousands of years, and typically uses distillation to extract scents from flowers. The process of enfleurage (meaning  ‘to saturate flowers’) was invented [...]

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A chair with a sting in its tail

January 11, 2011
Author: Hannah

Can you guess what type of fabric this chair is upholstered with? It’s a plant that grows everywhere in Britain and has a powerful sting… yes, nettle fibre. We chose the covering for this dinky chair (it’s actually just a couple of inches high) as part of an exhibit on crops. Celine, one of our [...]

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