Softwall LED
feature, light — July 30, 2010 at 9:00 amSoftwall + Softblock is a modular, space-shaping system of expandable/compressible honeycomb seating, partitions, and lighting conceived from the desire for flexible, spontaneous spacemaking. Opening a Softwall + Softblock element is a captivating tactile experience, as the honeycomb unfolds to create a completely freestanding structure that is hundreds of times larger than its compressed form. Softwall + Softblock...
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ceramics
Sensitive Apertures
Sensitive Apertures is a modular slip-cast ceramic building skin designed to admit a small quantity of light through a refractive...
Jul 9, 2010 9:00
metals
No-Limit Panels
Rubber pad–based metal forming is a technique developed by the aerospace industry. Metaalwarenfabriek Phoenix applies this...
Jun 25, 2010 9:00
polymers
Bio-Based Foams
The Center for Composite Materials has synthesized flexible/rigid polyurethane foams from soybean oil polyols. The advantage...
Jul 16, 2010 9:00
biomaterials
Woven Horsehair
Marianne Kemp develops woven textiles out of unconventional combinations of materials. Using small bunches of horsehair interwoven...
Jul 2, 2010 9:00
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Softwall LED
Softwall + Softblock is a modular, space-shaping system of expandable/compressible honeycomb seating, partitions, and lighting conceived from the desire for flexible, spontaneous spacemaking. Opening a Softwall + Softblock element is a captivating tactile experience, as the honeycomb unfolds to create...
July 30th, 2010 | feature, light | Read More
Media Cubes
Media Cubes invite tangible interaction to control media. Unlike conventional remote devices, this system consists of two cubes made out of wood. The system can track the orientation and rotation of the objects in order to relay particular commands. The user controls a particular function by orienting...
July 23rd, 2010 | feature, interactive | Read More
Bio-Based Foams
The Center for Composite Materials has synthesized flexible/rigid polyurethane foams from soybean oil polyols. The advantage of these foams is that they can replace petroleum-based materials (synthetic polyols) and can be used for many applications. The morphology of the foams can be controlled by several...
July 16th, 2010 | feature, plastic | Read More
Sensitive Apertures
Sensitive Apertures is a modular slip-cast ceramic building skin designed to admit a small quantity of light through a refractive glass aperture. This opening redirects sunlight onto the inside surface of the cell, projecting an even luminous glow to the interior space. The 1% open apertures admit levels...
July 9th, 2010 | feature, mineral | Read More
Woven Horsehair
Marianne Kemp develops woven textiles out of unconventional combinations of materials. Using small bunches of horsehair interwoven with linen or cotton, Kemp creates curious fabrics in diverse colors and textures. The horsehair is sourced from live horses overseas, mainly from Mongolia. In the weaving...
July 2nd, 2010 | feature, fiber | Read More
No-Limit Panels
Rubber pad–based metal forming is a technique developed by the aerospace industry. Metaalwarenfabriek Phoenix applies this technique to manufacture double curved sheet metal products for a variety of markets and industries. The advantage of rubber-pad forming is that only one mold is required, since...
June 25th, 2010 | feature, metals | Read More
Flowerfall
Michelle Brand designed Flowerfall specifically to address our ever-growing amount of plastic thrown away each year. Flowerfall is an eco-contemporary “curtain” made of the bases of discarded PET bottles and articulated tagger ties, the plastic ties typically used to connect a price tag to an item....
June 18th, 2010 | feature, plastic | Read More
Light Tape
Light Tape lamps alter one’s preconceptions about point based light sources. Imagine a lightbulb as thin as a credit card in any color that can be bent around any surface for hundreds and hundreds of feet, and that costs only a fraction of what traditional bulbs cost to operate. Developed by Electro-LuminX,...
June 11th, 2010 | feature, light | Read More
Laser-Sintered Textiles
Laser-Sintered Textiles, based on a concept by designer Jiri Evenhuis, have opened a new frontier of possibilities for the production of future textiles. Instead of creating textiles by the meter, then cutting and sewing them together into final products, Laser-Sintered Textiles could one day make needle...
June 4th, 2010 | digifab, feature | Read More
KiloLux
KiloLux is a monolithic glass block with the appearance of a laminate produced by thermally bonding glass at low temperatures. Wales-based Innovative Glass Products Ltd. developed the material for inclusion in building facades as a light-emitting decorative element. Because no adhesive is used to manufacture...
May 28th, 2010 | feature, glass | Read More
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Softwall LED
July 30, 2010 09:07
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Media Cubes
July 23, 2010 12:07
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Bio-Based Foams
July 16, 2010 09:07
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Sensitive Apertures
July 9, 2010 09:07
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Woven Horsehair
July 2, 2010 09:07
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Steve Nordquist: Nylon's a technical fiber, so the fire safety can be anything from class-3 explosive (volcanic lava might not be in your...
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Steve Nordquist: Good call, Blaine! Still, the velocity claim is clearly wrong and the researcher named Wool does nothing for clarity (i...
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Wanda: I had this wall about 12 yrs ago, it was beautiful It made the side of our home & landscaping look so peaceful &...
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Michael Chusid: What is the fire safety (combustibility, flame spread) in a public space?...
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susan streur: Can you please send me more info on Liminal Air? Thank you! Susan...
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