Every design we make starts with curiosity

When something puzzles us in daily life, we dig in: what is really going on here, and could design offer a natural solution?
We unravel complex problems, work with verified scientific sources, and make what we learn tangible and relevant for the everyday.

Some of it becomes a product.
Much of it is simply too useful to keep to ourselves, so we share it here.

Cibus Domus  the food of our home​

In our everyday live, we really try to be conscious about food, yet something still ends up in the bin every now and then. 
In our goal to do better, we started digging: into the biology of ripening and decay, the ideal storage conditions for each fruit and vegetable, historical preservation techniques from around the world, and their nutrients and footprint.
​Every entry is built on open-source scientific studies.

Growing into 200 species, each with its own page: where it comes from, when it's in season, what it contains, how long it keeps, and the best way to store it.
​From apple and banana to samphire, medlar and wolffia, with new species being added every week.

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Ultra Processed Foods

They're in our cupboards, our lunchboxes and our quick dinners. But what exactly makes a food "ultra-processed", and how worried should we be?
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We went through the NOVA classification, the research linking UPFs to health risks, and the additives worth keeping an eye on.
​Plus what "avoiding them" actually looks like on an ordinary Tuesday.

upf report

Labels & food certification

Organic, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, Planet Proof, Demeter and many more.
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What do those labels on your groceries actually guarantee, and what don't they?

labels & food certification

Food Waste Report

Roughly 32% of all food grown globally is never eaten. This deep dive covers the numbers, the causes and the consequences, plus nine things you can do about it yourself.​

food waste report

The file on PFAS

​Once hailed as a miracle material, now known as forever chemicals, PFAS are now everywhere, building up in nature and even in our blood.
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We went through the facts and the recent research, and put together what you can do yourself.

the file on pfas

Research for others

The files on this page are our own. But we do the same work on commission, for companies, governments and educational institutions.

​A question you keep running into, a material stream you don't know what to do with, or a theme you want to make tangible for a wider audience.
​We dig into it, verify what we find, and hand you something you can act on.

see what we can do for you