Archive for the ‘plastic’ Category

Clampology

Clampology
Clampology is a family of informal objects designed to increase functionality of interior spaces. Manufactured by London-based designer Jorre van Ast of plastic and spring steel, the collection of adaptive utensils for the domestic environment include a bookend accompanied by a “book finger,”...
November 15th, 2007 | plastic | Read More

Accura Bluestone

Accura Bluestone
3D Systems’s stereolithography process creates three-dimensional objects using a laser to cure sequential layers of material to form shapes that have been modeled in digital environments. Accura Bluestone is an engineered nanocomposite designed specifically for this process. Accura Bluestone is...
August 4th, 2007 | plastic | Read More

Vy & Elle

Vy & Elle
Vinyl billboards are used nationwide as temporary banner advertisements and are usually discarded into landfills where they create toxic pollution. Upset by this wasteful practice, Nicola Freegard and Robin Janson founded Vy & Elle in 2002 in order to transform this landfill-bound material into durable...
October 5th, 2006 | plastic | Read More

Abacá

Abacá
Named for a species of banana harvested primarily for use as fiber in the production of rope and twine, Abacá employs residues from banana harvesting and recycles them into a high-pressure decorative laminate with 40 percent postindustrial recovered content. The fibers are sprinkled over an array of...
May 26th, 2006 | plastic | Read More

Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap
Mind the Gap is an interconnected network of acrylic hexagonal boxes and strips applied in varying densities. Designer Ane Lykke uses these boxes as bricks to construct custom walls with specific depths and perspectives. The parallel layers and reflections on the acrylic surfaces create optical illusions...
May 12th, 2006 | plastic | Read More

100 Percent

100 Percent
100 Percent is a material designed to have a minimal environmental footprint. Made entirely from postconsumer recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE), it is waste transformed into engineered panels for design applications. 100 Percent is derived from recycled household packaging materials, such as...
April 28th, 2006 | feature, plastic | Read More

Heat Treated Carpet

Heat Treated Carpet
Carpet is typically used for 7-10 years (residential) or 5-8 years (commercial), and re-carpeting accounts for 55% of all carpet sold. Moreover, carpet has been estimated to require up to two hundred and fifty thousand years to biodegrade. Heat Treated Carpet is a sheet material produced from polypropylene-based...
April 13th, 2006 | feature, plastic | Read More

PLED

PLED
One of the most intriguing recent developments in the display industry has been the discovery and development of polymer light emitting diodes (PLEDs). It all started in the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University in 1989, when it was found that ‘organic’ LEDs could be made using conjugated...
April 10th, 2006 | plastic | Read More

AIR-board

AIR-board
Design Composite’s unique bonding technology enables the combination of a rigid, translucent honeycomb core with transparent thermoplastic top sheets, resulting in a panel with exceptional optical features. AIR-board’s common properties include excellent light transmission, outstanding thermal insulation,...
April 4th, 2006 | plastic | Read More

Cellbond

Cellbond
Cellbond manufactures translucent honeycomb panels comprised of an aluminum honeycomb core sandwiched between toughened glass or polycarbonate skins. The use of a bonded sandwich results in a high strength-to-weight ratio and provides excellent resistance to deflection. The honeycomb core also provides...
March 28th, 2006 | plastic | Read More
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