Integrating creativity and strategy to advance materials research and connect business with design, generating new value, experiences, and markets to improve quality of life.
This project is a sustainability initiative that transforms discarded pineapple leaves into paper. The project addresses issues such as agricultural wastes, plastic pollution and deforestation as it produced eco-friendly alternatives to single-use plastics and tree-based paper in the global shift toward greener materials.
The Bakong project is the Design Center’s response to the local community of Sta. Teresita Cagayan, to find meaningful and sustainable ways to manage the bakong plant (Hanguana malayana) which has long been considered an aquatic nuisance.
Through collaborative research and co-designing with locals and industry partners, bakong was reimagined not as waste but as a promising raw material for textiles, paper, bioplastics, and other sustainable design applications.
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