Posts Tagged ‘material’

Sphere Glass

Sphere Glass provides a novel form for three-dimensional glass. Hemispherical glass spheres are fused to clear or cast background glass panels. Spheres can be added to one side or both sides of the panel, and they can be cast (textured) or clear, with or without color. The spheres may be made up to two...

June 28th, 2011 | glass | Read More

Livinglass Curves

Livinglass Curves is the first decorative laminated glass made in curved profiles. Available in an array of interlayer patterns and textures, Curves allows designers to specify the panel length, width, thickness, and radius. It can be specified with 100% recycled resin and 100% recycled glass, and is...

June 24th, 2011 | feature, glass | Read More

Foam

OMA developed Foam as part of their work for Prada. In addition to the design of new spatial typologies, the development of new materials expands the interior palette of the new Prada epicenter stores. Ranging from translucent cast resin for shelves to bubble-textured silicone floor mats, the creation...

June 23rd, 2011 | plastic | Read More

GKD Metal Fabrics

Woven metal fabrics have been developed for use as decorative and functional design elements in architecture. The French National Library in Paris was the first architectural project where GKD, in cooperation with French architect Dominique Perrault, succeeded in systematically implementing metal meshes...

June 22nd, 2011 | metals | Read More

Eco-Cement

Developed by John Harrison of TecEco, Eco-Cement is made by blending reactive magnesium oxide with conventional hydraulic cements. Mimicking nature, Eco-Cement concretes absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in order to harden into materials used for the built environment. As Eco-Cements...

June 21st, 2011 | concrete, feature | Read More

Dapple

Dapple is a 100% recycled high molecular weight polyethylene panel made from shredded industrial foodstuff containers mixed with some factory scrap. Colored veins are added in the recycling process. Standard colors are black, red or blue, and custom colors are also available. Contact: Smile Plastics...

June 16th, 2011 | plastic | Read More

Microtruss

CMI develops and manufactures structures based on periodic cellular material (PCM) technology that are incredibly light, strong, multifunctional, efficient at heat exchange, and versatile due to their design and material flexibility. CMI’s PCM is now being incorporated into advanced applications that...

June 15th, 2011 | feature, metals | Read More

Digital Dawn

Designed by Rachel Wingfield, Digital Dawn is a textile that responds to environmental stimuli. Digital Dawn functions as a traditional window blind with a reactive surface that is in constant flux, growing in luminosity in response to its surroundings. Wingfield intended Digital Dawn to emulate the...

June 13th, 2011 | fiber | Read More

Transbuoyant Concrete

Architect Peter Jay Zweig and Monotech International, Inc. have developed an innovative, extremely fast, flexible, inexpensive, and environmentally-friendly building system with a wide variety of applications. This system includes a proprietary concrete blend with performance-enhancing additives called...

June 6th, 2011 | concrete | Read More

Reynobond with EcoClean

Reducing air pollution by way of photocatalysis is not limited to concrete. Alcoa Architectural Products has recently partnered with Toto to develop a titanium dioxide coating for their exterior-grade aluminum panels. According to Alcoa, the hydrophobic coating is the world’s first coil-coated, smog-reducing...

May 20th, 2011 | feature, metals | Read More