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Drawing in the air

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

If you’re a designer, you know how hard it can be to get your brainwave from the page into reality. So why not print, or draw, it straight into full 3D? That must have been ...

Leading lights

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

Material use for lighting and lamp design are recurring Materia themes. A great deal of design research is performed in these areas, and the results are frequently stunning. Good lighting also helps to underscore other ...

Magnetic window shade

Published 10 years ago by Philip | one response

It’s great when innovation is recognized and rewarded. It’s especially great when it’s independent innovation, by a young designer, and the grateful party is an internationally operating manufacturer. Hyunjeong Kim, a student at Berlin University ...

Ai Weiwei: material designer

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

Chinese designer and dissident Ai Weiwei may be the most important artistic figure in the world of materials today. This is no exaggeration. The designer is being under house arrest in his native country, but ...

Material Efficiency in Furniture

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

Sometimes, a project comes along that blurs the distinction between image and reality. This is always a treat for culturally minded designers, as it gets everybody thinking. Here are two great cases in point. This ...

Seeing the upcycling light

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

Upcycling makes a lot of sense: who wouldn’t want to add value to raw materials while giving them an extended life? Especially when the results can be visually stunning as well as useful. Have you ...