2022 Terra Carta Design Lab Winners

    Designing a sustainable future

    The 2022 Terra Carta Design Lab winners were selected by the Terra Carta Design Lab Global Judging Panel, comprising His Majesty King Charles III, then The Prince of Wales, Sir Jony Ive, Dr. Paul Thompson (Vice-Chancellor of the RCA), and representatives of the 2022 Terra Carta Design Lab Sponsors Octopus Energy, The Climate Pledge and Bank of America.

    To find out more about all the finalists of the 2022 Terra Carta Design Lab click here

    Aerseeds

    Aerodynamic nutrient and seed pods made from food waste, that work with nature to accelerate regeneration up to ten times. Mimicking natural processes, Aerseeds are carried by the wind to cover large areas and reach difficult terrains where they deliver nutrients and seeds to soils depleted by human activity, for ecological restoration and reforestation.

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    Aerseeds

    Amphitex™ by Amphico

    Current performance outdoor textiles are impossible to recycle and use many harmful chemicals. AMPHITEX is the first 100% recyclable and chemical-free outdoor performance textile, made from a combination of recycled and plant-based feedstock, resulting in a world-first carbon negative performance textile.

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    AMPHITEX

    The Tyre Collective

    Tyre wear is the second largest microplastic pollutant in our environment. The Tyre Collective is developing the first patent-pending device to capture tyre wear at the wheel, accelerating the shift to zero-emission mobility. As well as spearheading the capture and monitoring of tyre wear, the team is exploring upcycling it into various applications, creating a circular system.

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    Tyre

    Zelp

    1.6 billion cattle, each exhaling 400 litres of methane per day, are one of the single leading causes of global warming. ZELP has designed a wearable device for cattle to neutralise methane emissions in real time.

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    Zelp

    Highly Commended Projects

    Alongside the winners, two further projects were voted highly commendable by the Terra Carta Design Lab Grand Jury and received funding to help develop their ideas, as well as mentoring from InnovationRCA, the RCA’s centre for entrepreneurship and business support.  The two highly commended projects were:

    OR:BITAL BLOOM: A data-driven artwork which ‘blooms’ in response to corporate and organisational adherence to sustainability targets and carbon emission reductions.

    Shellworks: Creating a plastic-free future by working with bacteria to produce materials that are truly compostable, aesthetic, performant and cost competitive. When you throw away a product made from Vivomer, Shellworks’ first material, bacteria in the soil and ocean see it as food and eat it. The team is currently focused on delivering sustainable packaging solutions to the beauty and personal care industry where there are few alternatives to plastic.