Articles
“Material trends for the Future” Exhibition
`Material trends for the future` is the theme of the exhibition and the lectures held at Deubaukom in Essen. Current trends that Materia has identified include biomimicry, biobased materials, new techniques and smart materials. For instance the ...
Read more >Clothing to suit any mood
A high-tech sweater has been developed that shows how you feel. Sensors within the sweater’s textile measure the skin conductance and display the results using colour. As stress levels change, so too does the conductance ...
Read more >Rammed Earth Construction
One of the most important factors in sustainable design, particularly in building, is the transportation of raw materials. Transportation in the industry accounts for a huge amount of energy, infrastructure and time spent. Increasingly, architects ...
Read more >Behind the scenes: colour and materials
Which colours and materials will define the trends in design for the coming years? This seemingly impossible question is one of the focal points of the work of any trendsetter. In the same way that ...
Read more >4D printing: the next step
While designers and architects are gradually getting used to 3D printing, the next generation is already here. A team from the US and Singapore has developed 4D printing, to create 3D structures that change over ...
Read more >Thomas Rau presents Turntoo at Material Xperience
What if we could completely change our perspective? In particular, if we looked at the consumption of resources in the world from a new angle? The radical approach developed by architect Thomas Rau will be ...
Read more >