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Haiko Meijer of Onix NL at Material Xperience

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

Haiko Meijer Talks Healthy Buildings and Schools at Material Xperience During his upbringing in the forest estate of Lemferdinge, south of Groningen, Haiko developed a great love for nature. In addition to the visual beauty ...

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Designing With Our Five Senses: Sight

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Sight. Sound. Smell. Touch. Taste. Our five senses have a much bigger influence on the way we perceive our built environment than one may initially think. For designers, sight seems to clearly be the dominant ...

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Materialization of the Healthy Office with Francesco Messori – Material Xperience

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‘Flex Work’ has become a buzzword, but does this design principle contribute to a better and healthier work environment? Interior design studio D/DOCK has taken this concept to the next level with the launch of ...

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How do materials that stimulate your senses improve the built environment?

Published 9 years ago by Allie | 2 responses

Sight. Sound. Touch. Smell. Taste. Through better inclusion of all our five senses in design, can patients recover more quickly? Will office workers become more productive and creative? Will hurried shoppers feel more relaxed and ...

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Nanowire Fabric: Warmest Winter Material Yet?

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Developed by scientists at Stanford University, this super warm nanocloth material innovation could make winter temperatures seem pleasant thanks to a flexible coating of invisible ‘nanowires’ that reflects human body heat. To create nanocloth, cotton fabric ...

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Digital Origami by Gregory Epps – Material Xperience 2015

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Gregory Epps is an international speaker on the topic of digital fabrication and the emergence of robotics in architecture and design. He specialises in a unique form of robot folded digital origami that will be ...

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