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- Moono Sliding Pendant Light Explores Kinetic Lighting In Solid TimberMoono is a sliding pendant light developed by Tbilisi-based Shre Studio. The project centres on the use of solid oak or walnut not only…
- Julian Schwarze and Martin Pohlmann: Touching Light With Light SkinOn Thursday, 12 February 2015 @ 13:00-13:45, Julian Schwarze and Martin Pohlmann will be present at Material Xperience 2015 to deliver a lecture about…
- Light transmitting materialsMaterials that are light-permeable are usually called ‘transparent’ or translucent’, although it might be more accurate to call them ‘diaphanous’ – of such fine…
- When material meets lightWhat can we build using light? Light is an incredibly important aspect of design, yet it is often poorly understood. Well-designed light can give…
- Light as MaterialI repeat my vow in unchanging colors of the ageless bamboo. Which still creates ten thousand generations of shadows — Gyokuran (eleventh-century Japanese poet)…
- Playing with Light and Symmetry: Innovative Material Research at the NanoscaleResearchers at the University of Twente have developed a novel approach to manipulating light in a highly symmetric and controlled manner through the use…
- Light diffusers collectionPyraSied diffuser materials offer a high balance between high light transmission and dispersion of light – without the light’s becoming distractingly visible. The quality of the plastic diffusers is because of the use of nanotechnologies. With the diffusers, you get minimum light loss, high diffusion and colour purity.
- Light tapeLight Tape® is an energy efficient and versatile light bulb consisting of Electroluminescence. The light emitting phosphors are located between two electrically conductive plates. Applying an alternating (A.C.) current activates the system producing light.
- Using plants to light the wayWhat if, instead of turning on the lights when it gets dark, you could read by the light produced by your plant? Not one,…
- Lateral lighting fibre elementsThe key element of the SCILIF SunFibre technology are sideways emitting light guides. These are specially designed light-conducive polymer fibres that specifically enable both the transmission of light and managed emission of light from the surface of the light guide.
- Light is a smart material: MX2014 lectureIn design, the concept of ‘smart’ can have different meanings. The bold statement by Rogier van der Heide, chief design officer with Philips, is…
- Catching light in a bottleBy installing a 1,5 litre, recycled plastic bottle filled with water and a bit of bleach in his roof, Brazilian mechanic Alfredo Moser devised…
- i.lighti.light is a precast concrete panel that can transmit light. Obtained by bonding special resins in an innovative mortar, the material not only lets natural and artificial light in, but also allows seeing images or objects placed behind the panel while creating a transparent effect.
- Materia Exhibition: Lovely Light, IstanbulEspecially for the 2017/2018 ARCHITECT@WORK editions in Kortrijk, Liège, Istanbul, Luxembourg, and Rotterdam, Materia has created the exhibition “Lovely Light”. This exhibition shows the…
- MaterialDistrict Expo: Lovely LightEspecially for the 2017/2018 ARCHITECT@WORK editions in Kortrijk, Liège, Luxembourg, and Rotterdam, MaterialDistrict has created the exhibition “Lovely Light”. This exhibition shows the importance…
- Materia exhibition: Lovely Light, LuxembourgEspecially for the 2017/2018 ARCHITECT@WORK editions in Kortrijk, Liège, Luxembourg, and Rotterdam, Materia has created the exhibition “Lovely Light”. This exhibition shows the importance…
- Materia exhibition: Lovely Light, LiègeEspecially for the 2017/2018 ARCHITECT@WORK editions in Kortrijk, Liège, Luxembourg, and Rotterdam, Materia has created the exhibition “Lovely Light”. This exhibition shows the importance…
- Materia exhibition: Lovely Light, KortrijkEspecially for the 2017/2018 ARCHITECT@WORK editions in Kortrijk, Liège, Luxembourg, and Rotterdam, Materia has created the exhibition “Lovely Light”. This exhibition shows the importance…
- Weaving with lightCareful lighting can give materials that little extra. Light-emitting materials have an added sparkle all of their own. The textiles here have been developed…
- Flight Into Shadow Explores Mycelium, Light And Climate-Responsive Design'Flight Into Shadow' is a research-based installation that studies how light and shadow influence thermal comfort and spatial perception in heat-stressed urban environments. Deggendorf…
- Light paperLight paper is paper with integrated optical fibres. The paper itself is made according to European and Asian craftsmanship traditions, made from linnen. From the fabric, paper pulp is made, which is put in a mould on top of a sieve. The optical fibers are integrated during the process of paper production, so that they are enclosed by the paper fibers and thus held in the finished surface.
- A play of lightWe wrote previously on various designs that combine light with material, such as the Vancouver installation, and this plastic design. The combination continues to…
- Woven light textilesWoven light is collection of colour changing and light emitting textiles.
- Living Light: Bioluminescent Algae As A Material For Sustainable IlluminationResearchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a new way to use living algae as a light source. Their work shows how…
