Archive for the ‘plastic’ Category

Bio-Based Foams

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

Flowerfall

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

Terocore

Terocore
Henkel’s series of Terocore foams consist of heat-activated or two-component epoxy foam products for structural applications such as reinforcement, durability and crashworthiness. They are effectively being used in automotive and other industries to achieve competitive, lightweight and high-performance...
March 26th, 2010 | feature, plastic | Read More

Living Surfaces

Living Surfaces
With the aim of developing interactive environments, Gianfranco Barban and Gregg Brodarick of B.lab have created a series of tabletop surfaces and floor tiles, which are made of layers of plastic sheets encapsulating nontoxic liquids. These liquids move and bubble in various ways based on touch, depicting...
January 7th, 2010 | feature, plastic | Read More

Adaptive Fritting

Adaptive Fritting
Hoberman Associates developed Adaptive Fritting in order to imbue an established architectural treatment with expanded functionality. Similar to standard fritted glass, this invention utilizes a graphic pattern surface treatment in order to control heat gain and modulate light, while allowing sufficient...
December 4th, 2009 | feature, plastic | Read More

Plug.table

Plug.table
Matthias Demacker’s design for the Plug.table represents the ultimate reduction of an object to its essence. The table is made of three parts, a high-pressure laminate tabletop and two stainless steel legframes, and it may be assembled and modified without any tools. Plug.table may be configured to...
November 28th, 2009 | plastic | Read More

Origins

Origins
Origins one hundred percent postconsumer recycled polyethylene panels provide an alternative to virgin polyethylene versions. Origins panels possess virtually identical properties compared with virgin panels, and they are available in numerous colors and patterns, including custom patterns. Origins material...
November 16th, 2009 | plastic | Read More

Bella Rifatta

Bella Rifatta
Designed by William Sawaya, Bella Rifatta is a stackable chair made of recycled PET. It is available in white, gray, and black with a matte finish. The chair is appropriate for outdoor as well as indoor use and is stackable up to twenty pieces. The Bella Rifatta is also available in semitransparent polycarbonate...
November 7th, 2009 | plastic | Read More

Algues

Algues
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec’s Algues (French for “algae”) is a biomimetic sculptural system based on a multibranched plastic module that can be attached to other modules with plastic pegs through its nineteen ringlets. Algues may be used to create flexible room partitions, curtains, sculpture,...
November 3rd, 2009 | plastic | Read More

Veritas ResinArt

Veritas ResinArt
Veritas ResinArt is a fully interchangeable system of colors, patterns, textures, and materials within a multilayered, translucent PETG resin. Designed by Maybeth Shaw and manufactured by Schneller, Veritas is a customizable resin-based panel system—designers can create and order custom samples using...
October 16th, 2009 | plastic | Read More
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