Transmaterial

We live in a time in which all material frontiers are being explored, and the interest in new materials now extends beyond the fields of design and architecture into popular culture. With the recent explosion in the quantity of new materials and products, it is important to highlight the candidates which will most likely influence our physical world.

I am pleased to announce the launch of Transmaterial 2, the second volume in a series chronicling materials and products that redefine our physical environment, to be published by Princeton Architectural Press. The first volume of Transmaterial has been quite successful, and is already in its second printing. Transmaterial received positive mentions in A+U, Architectural Record, Azure. Building Design & Construction, BusinessWeek Online, Engineering News Record, Event Design, Fast Company, I.D., New Scientist, Popular Science, The Statement, Worldchanging, and other media sources. The second volume will build on the foundation created by the first book, and will be distributed internationally like the first volume.

If you are interested in participating, you will need to submit a product questionnaire, images, and permission. You may download the necessary forms in a zip file or individually here: directions, questionnaire, permission. Please submit all materials by January 31, 2007.

Thank you in advance for contributing to this exciting project.

Blaine Brownell,
Editor