Piss soap is made entirely out of human activity waste materials, namely wood ashes, used cooking oil and urine. All these materials can be easily gathered locally from a urban environment. The gathering of material and production of the Piss Soap is locally implemented and redistributed to the public cleaning services as well as the inhabitants. Piss soap has a regenerative impact in our cities, allowing to transform in a creative and useful way, wastes that our cities congregate.

Having started with a balance bike then a ukulele, Rico intends to create a line of cardboard-based recyclable products for daily use. They are designed to be assembled at home, so parents (or grand parents) and children spend time together building the object, sharing practical knowledge and educating each other about respect for the environment. The aim for Rico is to change people’s perception of objects, with a shift towards increased sustainability.

About 40% of commercially grown flowers are thrown away before reaching consumers. Flower Matter is a research project aiming to divert flower waste from landfills, by directing packaging into proper recycling processes, offering alternatives to unsustainable materials and increasing circularity. Developed within this project, Flaux is an innovative textile material, a “bio-leather” made from flower petals, that could generate a positive environmental impact in the fashion industry, by replacing harmful conventional leather.