Channel
Smart & Responsive
Materials that react. Surfaces that change with temperature, light, moisture or touch, embedded sensors, self-healing and shape-shifting materials, and interactive surfaces that turn a building element into an active component.

15 Sept 2026
3D Printed Surfaces Provide Visual Feedback Without Electronics
New Making

11 Aug 2026
Large-Scale 3D Printing Shapes UPM Group’s EuroShop Stand

18 May 2026
Plasma Technology Explores PFAS-Free Water-Repellent Textile Coatings
New Making

6 May 2026
Inkjet-Printable Structural Colour Enables Durable, Pigment-Free Surfaces
Biophilic & Human-Centred+1

30 Apr 2026
Ceramic Facade System Defines Material Innovation In Wasl Tower
Acoustic

23 Apr 2026
Wool-Based Air Filtration: From Spacecraft Safety to Sustainable Design Applications
Bio-based materials

11 Mar 2026
Stretchable Polymer Electrolyte Enables Safer and Flexible Solid-State Batteries
Material Futures

20 Feb 2026
Indestructible Belt Highlights Extreme-Performance Aramid Fibre And Aerospace Engineering
ADVANSAHamm, Germany
Aectual B.V.Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amarins BokmaNetherlands
Casper Cloaking Technology by DesigntexWakefield, United Kingdom
ColourchangeWimbledon, London, United Kingdom
DuPont CorianWilmington, United States
EUROJERSEY S.P.A.Caronno Pertusella (Va), Italy
FramisVigano di Gaggiano, Italy

14 Sept 2022
MaterialDistrict Expo: Futureproof Plastics
Bio-based materials+1

8 Feb 2019
MaterialDistrict Talks: Future Materials
Material Futures+1

1 Jan 2019
MaterialDistrict Expo: Future Materials
Material Futures+1

1 Jan 2019
MaterialDistrict Expo: Ecology Technology
Circular+1

1 Apr 2016
Smart Textiles Exhibition

1 Oct 2015
Materia Exhibition at Dutch National Steel Day
Material Futures

2 Oct 2014
Materia Exhibition – Kinky Metals

10 Jun 2014
Materia Exhibition – Hong Kong
Marta Guć
Marta Guć – IZODOM technology as an ideal solution for energy-efficient and passive construction
Dirk van Deursen
Dirk van Deursen – System change in use of materials (NL)
Anouk Groen
Anouk Groen – CMF Design Inspiration 2025+ (Design trends from a 3D perspective)
Reinier Bosch
Reinier Bosch – Creating a new material language for solar facades
Zsofia Kollar
Zsofia Kollar – What is the value of human waste?
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