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- A pentagonal ‘Eiffel tower’ made of ice and celluloseStudents from Eindhoven University of Technology, in collaboration with students from the Summa College in Eindhoven, made a pentagonal ‘Eiffel tower’ made of sprayed…
- An ode to the coconut on World Coconut DayThe humble coconut, while not a nut, is far more than an ingredient in your curries or a humorous plot device in cartoons. Today, on…
- A tower to collect potable water from the airNon-profit Warka Water designed a vertical structure made of simple materials like polyester mesh and bamboo to collect and harvest potable water from the…
- Fishing nets turned into 3D printed shellsIn a new project called Second Nature, Rotterdam based research and design studio The New Raw in collaboration with Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation in Athens…
- Standing textilesThe strong and sturdy structure gives the suggestion of a solid volume, but the lack of support and hollowness make them seem on the edge of breaking. The volumes are built up, thread by thread, on a custom-made weaving loom.
- Medulla: from weed to furnitureIn a project called Medulla, Dutch designer Don Kwaning developed various materials like paper, foam and even construction material from the cosmopolitan weed soft…
- MaterialDistrict Expo: Fancy FashionMaterialDistrict is partner of Fashion? Future design for the present, an exhibition curated and organised by Marina Toeters. MaterialDistrict will be present with the…
- Radical Matter: materials for a sustainable futureGlobal warming, plastic soup, deforestation and resource depletion, with all the doom and gloom in the news, it is clear that we can no…
- Human hair as insulation material?There are many types of insulation material available, from synthetic to natural. A popular one in the natural category is sheep’s wool, which contains…
- Self-healing rubber could mean the end of flat tiresHow often has it happened to you that ride over a nail or other sharp object, and your tire goes flat? No matter if…
- VectranVectran is a high-performance multifilament yarn spun from liquid crystal polymer (LCP). This fibre has impressive strength and rigidity. Pound for pound, Vectran fibre is five times stronger than steel and ten times stronger than aluminium. The material has high strength and modulus, excellent creep resistance, high abrasion resistance, and minimal moisture absorption.
- Naturalise: a hammock made from soilless, living plantsThere is something very relaxing about lying on the grass, looking up at the sky, as well as lying in a hammock. Spanish product…
- Dutch Design Week: Some tips for material highlights Part 2The Dutch Design Week is coming up (21-29 October 2017), so here is part 2 of material highlights you don’t want to miss! For…
- TrussFab: creating large-scale structures from PET bottlesThere are many materials available that are made from recycled plastic bottles, or even projects using them as a whole in an attempt to…
- The Ocean Cleanup: the next phase in capturing plasticThere is so much plastic in the ocean, there is no way to clean it all up. The best thing we can do is…
- Vertical Walking may replace ordinary stairsWhat are the possibilities for getting from one floor to another? Stairs are the most common solution. They are easy to maintain, low-tech, and…
- Raising Canes: Future Bamboo CitiesBamboo is fast growing, quickly renewable, low on water consumption, excellent at absorbing carbon and when used in a building, it is between two…
- Self-Healing Material Activated By WaterThis new self-healing bioplastic material is able to put itself back together with just a drop of water. As a material, it could have…
- Natural FibresEnkev makes quality products from natural fibres. Their products are mainly used in the mattress, horticultural, automotive and filter industry. There are however many more possibilities for these fibres in packaging, insulation and in the shoe-industry.
- Bcomp TextileThe most viable structural fibres used in these architectural textiles typically derive from specifically grown textile plants and fruit trees. Natural fibres are subdivided into bast fibres (flax, hemp and kenaf) and leaf fibres (sisal, pineapples and henequen), grass fibres (miscanthus), straw fibres (corn and wheat), seed fibres (cotton and capok), wood fibres (pinewood) and fruit fibres (coconut).
- X-LEDA combination of a stainless steel mesh extended with an LED light module system which can present moving images, animations & video. It allows the medial performance of two dimensional faces into three dimensional moulded bodies.
- Inflatable designsSeveral inflatable designs have recently caught our eye. As serious designers take a look at this ballooning trend, the applications and innovations are becoming…
- Algae: tomorrow’s factoriesBio-polymer are on the rise: a good thing, as they have the advantages of hydro-carbon plastic but are also recyclable. As production increases, so…
- New textile grows from mushroomsA new organic textile has been developed that is grown from mushroom spores and plant fibres. The material is called MYX, from the mycelium:…
