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- Iridescent Fiber Pattern Lamps inspired by Dragonfly wingsAtelier Robotiq uses an Aerospace fiber weaving technology to make lightweight Fiber Pattern Lamps. With an industrial robot the thin fibers are precisely woven…
- Fleeting: Nanocellulose casted iridescent butterfliesButterflies have long since fascinated humans, thanks to their pretty, coloured wings. Shira Shoval and Arielle Blonder, textile designer and architect, in collaboration with…
- Iridescent kiteWe love good examples of materials applied to design. This kite is a case in point. It’s a radically shaped box kite that shimmers…
- Non-iridescent structural colour inkResearchers at Kobe University in Japan developed non-fading structural colours that do not depend on the viewing angle and can be printed. An object…
- How to dress like a squidTechnical apparel company Vollebak developed a fully waterproof and windproof jacket that mimics the camouflaging abilities of the squid. Over the past 500 million…
- GlossEdit March 2017: This material is no longer available We use a material because it can perform a function. This may be a technical…
- Tiffany Façade Stuttgart: A Showcase of Craftsmanship and Material InnovationThe Tiffany façade in Stuttgart represents an ambitious and intricate collaboration between architecture, material innovation, and the legacy of Tiffany & Co. Designed by…
- Gold Aluminum and Blue SilverOptical Scientists Say Transformation of Any Metal to Any Color Now Possible. Using a tabletop laser, University of Rochester optical scientists have turned pure…
- Shimmering sequins made of wood celluloseWith her project Bio Iridescent Sequin, designer Elissa Brunato developed a bio-based alternative to petroleum-based plastic sequins, made of wood cellulose. The textile and…
- Fabric PrismFabric Prism is an inflatable immersive color installation built around the fundamental properties of light and color. Outside, red, blue, and green fabric panels…
- Material surprises at Crossovers showMateria took a special presentation to the Dutch trade show, Materials 2014, last week. We spent time in selecting 100 materials for a technically…
- Furniture made from recycled polycarbonate wasteDutch company Plasticiet produced recycled plastic sheet material with a marbled, or pearlescent look, which they used to make a series of furniture. Plasticiet…
- The future of wood- and cellulose-based materialsStudents from Chemarts, a collaboration between School of Chemical Engineering (CHEM) and The School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS) of Aalto University in…
- Breaking the boundaries between biology, design, and technology19-21 September, London-based Open Cell hosts an exhibition called #Biodesign HereNow, during London Design Festival. The expo will show all sorts of emerging ideas…
- Artificial mother of pearl made by bacteriaResearchers from the University of Rochester in the US developed an inexpensive and environmentally friendly method for making artificial mother of pearl using bacteria.…
- Furniture inlaid with shells and feathersWelsh designer Bethan Gray and material company Nature Squared collaborated for the project Exploring Eden, a collection of furniture and accessories inlaid with natural…
- Eco-friendly printing with beer, coffee and hempThis month, 3d printing filament company 3Dom USA in collaboration with biocomposite company c2Renew presented their latest product 'Entwined', a biobased, sustainable 3d printing…
- Interact in London!Materia is returning to London this spring for the second edition of May Design Series. From May 18th – 20th, Materia will be displaying…
- Shimmer Jewellery Reframes Preciousness Through Brazilian BiomaterialsBrazilian designer Ana Luisa Braun Rodrigues combines natural materials, traditional craft and digital fabrication in the Shimmer Jewellery Collection. Developed at Central Saint Martins,…
- Recycled Compact Discs Used as Light-Responsive Architectural SurfacesThe exhibition Stratagems by US-based artist Tara Donovan explores how large quantities of identical waste materials can form new spatial systems. The works consist…
- Painting With Light: MIT’s MorphoChrome Enables Programmable Structural ColourResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed MorphoChrome, a new fabrication system that allows designers to apply iridescent, colour-changing effects to…
- Seashell-Inspired Design Makes Recycled Plastics Stronger and More ReliableResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a bio-inspired way to turn unreliable recycled plastics into high-performance materials. The method takes cues…
- Kimsooja’s To Breathe – Coachella Valley: A Bottari of Light in the DesertAt Desert X 2025 in California’s Coachella Valley, Korean artist Kimsooja presents To Breathe – Coachella Valley, an installation that transforms a glass structure…
