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Krystal Weave Laminates

Krystal Weave Laminates

Jan 01, 2007Comments off

Translucent fabric encapsulated in polymer resin sheets Developed by Libby Kowalski, Krystal Weave Laminates capture and isolate fabrics from her Krystal Weave collection in transparent, shatterproof, fire-resistant sheets. The water-clear yarn-based fabrics are pressed between 4′

Greenscreen

Greenscreen

Jan 01, 2007Comments off

Recycled steel landscape trellis system Greenscreen is a landscape trellis system for fencing, wall-mounted applications, or freestanding enclosures. When combined with a variety of climbing vines, Greenscreen becomes a “living wall” that can provide privacy, shading

Krystal Weave

Krystal Weave

Dec 28, 2006Comments off

Translucent polymer fabric Libby Kowalski of Kova Textiles developed the Krystal Weave collection because she was inspired by the water-clear yarn that is used prominently as the horizontal element in the fabric. A glistening matrix of

Circulation

Circulation

Dec 24, 2006Comments off

Multidimensional wool rug and wall surface Designed by Monika Piatkowski, the Circulation rug and wall surface is comprised of circular wool felt pellets set within a honeycomb structure. This simple configuration allows the surface to be

Imagine Tile

Imagine Tile

Dec 20, 2006Comments off

Digital image-fired ceramic tile Imagine Tile, Inc. can take any two-dimensional image and incorporate it into the glaze of an incredibly vivid, commercially-rated ceramic tile. Imagine Tile uses a patented process which treats ceramic glazes like

Parabeam

Parabeam

Dec 16, 2006Comments off

Three-dimensional woven glass fabric Parabeam 3D glass fabric is woven out of a 100% e-glass yarn and consists of two deck layers bonded together by vertical piles in a sandwich structure. These piles are woven into

Photovol Glass

Photovol Glass

Dec 12, 2006Comments off

Semitransparent photovoltaic glazing panel Photovol Glass transforms any glazed surface into an environmentally-sound power station and effective shading device. During the manufacturing process, a laser carves a series of fine dotted lines in the ultra thin

Luminate

Luminate

Dec 08, 2006Comments off

Fused wood and translucent acrylic Luminate combines translucent plastic and wood strips in a rigid panel format, allowing light to filter through a material used for applications that would usually require an opaque surface. The material

GiveBackCurtain

Give Back Curtain

Dec 04, 2006Comments off

Fabric woven with luminous phosphors “The Give Back Curtain is part of a series of techno-fabric designs that rethink the traditional and modern applications of portable fabric screens. The Give Back Curtain gives a pliable fabric

SmartWrap

SmartWrap

Nov 30, 2006Comments off

Mass customizable print facade or interior wall material SmartWrap was featured at the inaugural SOLOS exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum. KieranTimberlake designed SmartWrap to be the building envelope of the future: a composite