Archive for the ‘metals’ Category

Hanabi

Hanabi
Like the Lotus flower, which opens its petals in the presence of the sun and closes them in its absence, Hanabi opens its lamp-shade “petals” when its bulb is turned on and closes them after it has been shut off. Representing an innovative use of shape-memory alloy, the heat of the bulb makes...
October 14th, 2007 | metals | Read More

Backlight

Backlight
Backlight is a demonstration of electroless metal plating by Tony Wurman of New York–based Wunderwurks. In contrast to conventional electrolytic processes, electroless plating uses a nongalvanic chemical plating method involving multiple reactions in an aqueous solution without external electrical...
June 24th, 2007 | metals | Read More

Freeaire

Freeaire
Now that energy consciousness is becoming increasingly widespread, one cannot fail to notice common practices that call for more energy-efficient solutions. One of these practices involves refrigeration within cold climates: a process that involves cooling goods within a heated space, which is highly...
April 1st, 2007 | metals | Read More

Bloomframe

Bloomframe
Bloomframe is a window frame that can be transformed into a balcony. Designed by Amsterdam-based Hofman Dujardin Architects, the Bloomframe balcony offers a flexible living environment by making it possible to extend the domain of one’s facade. In this way, the dynamic balcony enables adding outdoor...
March 25th, 2007 | metals | Read More

Wind Sculptures

Wind Sculptures
Ned Kahn is an accomplished North California sculptor who deploys materials in order to celebrate and amplify natural forces. His large-scale wind installations, which have names like Wind Portal, Technorama Facade, and Fragmented Sea, utilize vast arrays panels made of aluminum, steel, and other materials...
November 20th, 2006 | feature, metals | Read More

PixelSkin02

PixelSkin02
PixelSkin02 explores new possibilities in media augmented surfaces by employing the mechanical properties inherent in shape memory alloys (SMA). In an attempt to bridge the gap between “lifeless” facade automation systems and highly expressive yet functionally thin media facades, Orangevoid’s Sachin...
October 1st, 2006 | feature, metals | Read More

Quiet Revolution

Quiet Revolution
London-based XCO2 has developed an elegant vertical-axis wind turbine which is virtually silent and vibration free, and therefore ideally suited to both urban sites and exposed locations.The simple and robust design (patent pending) has just one moving part, maximizing reliability and minimizing maintenance...
April 21st, 2006 | metals | Read More

Decato

Decato
According to Preform Manufacturing, Decato is the most environmentally sensitive interior partition product available on the market. Over 80% of the product is from recycled, bio-based, or sustainable materials, and is virtually 100% recyclable. Core materials are totally non-toxic. Furniture component...
April 8th, 2006 | metals | Read More

Auto Door

Auto Door
Cleanliness, efficiency, compactness, cool-factor – for a variety of reasons, automatic doors have become a standard feature of Japanese shops. While the typical sliding star-trek style design has proven itself, the Tanaka Auto Door aims to improve upon a good concept. This new design entails strips...
March 20th, 2006 | metals | Read More

Flex-C Trac

Flex-C Trac
Flex-Ability Concepts manufactures the Flex-C Trac system, which is a construction product used to build curved metal or wood structures. It can be used to frame curved walls, barrel ceilings, wavy ceilings, s-curves and columns. Architects like Flex-C Trac because the strength, quality and uniformity...
February 23rd, 2006 | metals | Read More
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