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5 innovative materials that won the Global Change Awards

Published 8 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

Fast fashion is a major problem for our planet. In a survey, it turned out that three quarters of British people throw out old clothes, instead of recycling them or giving them to charity. The ...

A toolkit to build reconfigurable metamaterials

Published 8 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

We have often discussed metamaterials, materials whose function is decided by structure rather than composition. From doorknobs made out of one piece to material that bends sound waves, and from material that can turn from ...

Missed the Milan Design Week? Here are some material highlights! Part III

Published 8 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

At the Milan Design Week, several companies and designers showed how you can do wonderful things with recycled and upcycled materials. In our third and last article about the Milan Design Week, we show you ...

Missed the Milan Design Week? Here are some material highlights! Part II

Published 8 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

As we all know, Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano, or the Milan Design Week, is the largest furniture trade fair in the world. Aside from the fair itself, the whole city is filled with ...

Missed the Milan Design Week? Here are some material highlights! Part I

Published 8 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

Salone del Mobile, perhaps better known as the Milan Design Week, is the most famous furniture fair and design event in the world. This year, it took place from 4 to 9 April, and was ...

Sense & Sensibility

Nimuno Loops: tape that makes anything Lego compatible

Published 8 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

Everyone loves LEGO. No matter how often you have stepped on one with your bare feet, there is something irresistible about stacking tiny bricks. So what if you could make anything LEGO compatible? The start-up Nimuno ...