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When material meets light
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 ...
Read more >Blow-up metal technology
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 ...
Read more >2.5D printing
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 ...
Read more >Clever cupboard unfolds
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 ...
Read more >Natural Column Project
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, ...
Read more >Spring wood designs
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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