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Superhydrophobic and Super Green Biocoat
Developed by Bionic Technology in the Netherlands, BioCoat is a superhydrophobic (i.e. extremely water resistant) coating line that is also UV and heat resistant, very durable and completely green. These coatings are based on nano-sand (silicon) ...
Read more >A Glowing ‘Red Lantern’ Facade
Nicknamed ‘The Red Lantern’, the Han Show Theatre auditorium in the city of Wuhan, China features a glowing façade based on the materiality of traditional bamboo and paper lanterns. Designed by the London-based architecture practice Stufish ...
Read more >Sugary Stained Glass
Religious imagery meets a sugary materiality in the latest’s works by artist and origami master Sipho Mabona. These colourful panels were inspired by classical church windows. The geometric shapes are filled in with a material ...
Read more >Easter Delight: First ‘Imperial’ Egg in Nearly 100 Years
Peter Carl Fabergé is renowned for the approximately 50 Imperial Easter eggs he was commissioned to create for the Russian Imperial family between 1885 and 1917. While most of us receive chocolate eggs or bunnies ...
Read more >Super Stylish Vanishing Packaging
Small, colourful and stylish, coffee capsules (pods in bar machines) have been a marketing success, with billions sold every year. While there are number of recycling programmes for aluminium based capsules, other single-use capsules like ...
Read more >Help the Planet with Lab Grown Leather?
Animal cruelty factors along with the environmentally harmful effects associated with the tanning and production of animal (cow) leathers are well known, particularly in developing countries. Many exciting, environmentally friendly leather alternatives, such as leather ...
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