NEWS & EVENTS
The Biomaterials Library helps to create, supports the innovations, inspires debate and challenges the understanding of materials. It organises exhibitions, open doors, workshops, screenings, talks and help to experience various and unusual biomaterials
LITHUANIAN AND BALTIC CREATORS AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2025
Biomaterials Library, the first and only open-access biomaterials collection in the Baltic region, will showcase sustainable materials and design objects by Lithuanian and Baltic creators at Milan Design Week 2025. The exhibition highlights innovative biomaterials developed using circular design principles and locally sourced resources. It serves as a platform for international dialogue, promoting eco-conscious design, material research, and Baltic creativity in the global sustainability movement.
WORLD BIO MARKET INSIGHTS
The first biomaterials library in Lithuania is a physical space located in the capital Vilnius, but it is also open to the online public. Its curators are still calling for new display submissions but their collection is already pretty substantial
LDA ABOUT BIOMATERIALS DESIGN WORKSHOPS
During the workshops, participants explored eco-friendly material creation, experimented with proportions, and studied biomaterial properties. The focus was on the creative process, introducing various material techniques & applications
ARCHzona’24, LITEXPO hall 1
The Biomaterials Library will be showcased at ARCHzona’24, presenting an innovative exhibition that highlights the potential of sustainable and eco-friendly materials in contemporary design and architecture
OPEN SODAS: NATURE
During the OPEN SODAS: NATURE event, Biomaterials Library will showcase a selection of newly created objects by Austėja Platūkytė, designed specifically for the upcoming Milan Design Week exhibition
THIS MONTH'S PLANET POSITIVE HERO!
This month’s spotlight is on Biomaterials Library—Lithuania’s first collection of innovative, eco-friendly, and sustainable materials, created by biomaterials researcher and Lithuanian Design Forum (LDF) member Austėja Platūkytė
LDA ABOUT BIOMATERIALS DESIGN WORKSHOPS
As part of the Biomaterials Library project "Creative Biomaterial Design Workshops," five themed workshops were developed and conducted by both international and Lithuanian artists
OPEN SODAS: IMAGES
During the OPEN SODAS: IMAGES event, Biomaterials Library will present the SeaLeather installation, created by Austėja Platūkytė during her residency at the Klaipėda Culture Communication Center
BIOMATERIALS LIBRARY OPENING
The Biomaterials Library invites you to visit the opening of its newly established physical space in the cultural centre SODAS2123 and experience the collection of various biomaterials presented for the first time in Lithuania
OPEN SODAS: CHILDHOOD
During the event, artifacts from the 2024 Creative Biomaterial Design Workshops and the developed biomaterial samples will be exhibited, while the creative process will be showcased in a special aftermovie
OPEN SODAS: MOVEMENT
During the OPEN SODAS: MOVEMENT event, Biomaterials Library presents Hempforma which is the first parametric design project in Lithuania featuring acoustic panels made from hemp shiv biocomposite
DESIGN WEEK X BOHEME HOUSE
Design Week kicked off with the Biomaterials Library design exhibition.
While enjoying breakfast, you’ll have the chance to see, touch, and experience lamps, vases, candle holders, and even chairs—all crafted from biomaterials
OPEN SODAS: HOME
On 23 February, SODAS 2123 invites you home! The creators of Sodas 2123 will open the doors of their studios and invite you to visit their creative home. We’ll chat, share emotions, dance the way we dance at home!