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Hemp on wheels: A skateboard printed in 3d

American entrepreneur Brian Westphal, founder of startup Lotus Boards, is looking to produce the world’s first hemp plastic skateboard via 3D printing technology.

Moviestar potential: Doug Fine promotes his book

R.I.P. the organic way in a bio-based coffin from Holland

Coffin maker Onora B.V. of Holland has developed and is now ready to export the coffins, which are made of organic waste via an injection molding process.

Live like a hobbit in a hemp-lime hut from France

Greencore's ECO-HOUSE AT MARSH BALDON

Greencore Construction of Oxfordshire, UK is completing a traditional looking eco-house at nearby Marsh Baldon that will go on sale next month. “This is from our prefabricated Hempcell panels, but with a brick/lime mortar facing and a thatched roof,” said Ian Pritchett, Greencore’s managing director. “It is quite a unique house.”
The Hempcell panels are based on thermal technology developed by Greencore that helps the building far exceed international Passivhaus standards for energy performance.
The 3,500 sq. ft. dwelling is arranged on 3 floors and features a luxury basement. It is the first house to be built in 45 years at Marsh Baldon, which is 6 miles south of Oxford and boasts the largest village green in Europe at 0.5 ha. The Greencore house project sits next to Seven Stars pub, a popular local eatery and watering hole. See the brochure

For the kids! the hemp rocking horse

From the designers at Henry & Co./Italy

Only the Americans: 3D from Brooklyn, of course

It’s the latest thing, so of course it comes from Brooklyn, New York, USA, where Matter Lab has developed the world’s first hemp and tagua bio-plastic filament for 3D printing. Although not yet for commercial sale, the firm’s bio-plastic efforts are part of a series of work focused on defying the traditional concepts of the art object, and the line between art and technology.