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Like Leather at MaterialDistrict Rotterdam 2019!
In the exhibition Like Leather, a collaboration between Yksi Connect, Conscious Leather Foundation and MaterialDistrict, shown at MaterialDistrict Rotterdam 2019, surprising examples of sustainable alternatives for leather will be shown. Leather is a beautiful material ...
Read more >Furniture made with 2mm thick aluminium sheets
Designer Tim Teven used deformation techniques to turn sheets of aluminium of 2mm thick to create a bench and a stool. The project started with a study into metal and its plasticity, in this case ...
Read more >Fly more comfortably thanks to smart textile chairs
Benjamin Hubert of strategic design agency Layer designed Move, a prototype for economy class seating made with smart textiles for Airbus. The seats consist of a lightweight, perforated, frame of aircraft grade aluminium and carbon ...
Read more >Today’s materials for tomorrow’s products!
3D printed composite material, film that filters light from screens… During MaterialDistrict Rotterdam 2019 (12-14 March in Rotterdam Ahoy, the Netherlands) the industrial designer will fancy themselves in the future! Click here for a free ...
Read more >Be cool with the world’s coolest white
In collaboration with Monopol Colors, UNStudio developed the world’s coolest white, an ultra-durable paint that protects buildings and urban structures from excessive solar radiation – thus slowing down the urban heat island effect. 55 per ...
Read more >Visually appealing solar panels for façades
The start-up Solar Visuals created an energy generating façade material that is efficient and visually appealing. Solar Visuals are high-tech PV modules that combine high performance with an aesthetic appearance to enable the application of ...
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