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When material meets light

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

What can we build using light? Light is an incredibly important aspect of design, yet it is often poorly understood. Well-designed light can give a building, object or space a qualitative boost. So can we ...

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Blow-up metal technology

Published 10 years ago by Philip | 2 responses

Talking about ‘blowing up metal objects’ often brings explosions to mind. But a technique developed over the last decade is rather more subtle, and looks set to make a mark in the manufacturing industry. Called ...

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2.5D printing

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

We’ve pretty much got used to 3D printing techniques, and 4D is just around the corner. Equally impressive, though often less obvious, is 2.5D printing. This technique, in which a thin layer of solidified ink ...

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Clever cupboard unfolds

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

We all know that space can be a struggle. This clever design packs a lot of storage space into a small, transportable volume. The Stockwerk cupboard is a hinged piece of woodwork that can be folded ...

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Natural Column Project

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

Biomimicry is an impressive and important trend in current design. It’s also a subject that received plenty of attention at Material Xperience 2014. A great example of biomimicry is studying naturally strong structures, such as bones, ...

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Spring wood designs

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

One of the hottest items at Material Xperience last week was a series of flexible wooden designs. Carved out of solid wood, the springy pieces are a charmingly simple experiment in materials’ innovation. Designers often ...

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