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SolPix
Solar-powered sun-shading media wall SolPix is a patented solar-powered media wall for medium- to large-scale installations in new construction or existing buildings. Developed by Simone Giostra, SolPix is a completely integrated system for power production and
Based Upon Surfaces
Liquid metal surfaces Based Upon has developed a series of multi-layered textured surfaces in metals, resins, and lacquers that are available to be specified as surface finishes within architectural and interiors projects. Taking inspiration from elements
Vegetal Chair
Natural growth pattern chair While at work developing their notable Algues product, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec began to speculate whether similar principles of branching and growth could be applied to a chair design. Based on precedents
Fling
Ceramic tube light fixture Designed by Monika Piatkowski, the Fling light is made from industrial ceramic tubes used for temperature measurement in industrial furnaces. The design capitalizes upon the beauty of a raw industrial material and
Interactive LED Table
Responsive illuminated table Because We Can’s Interactive LED Table utilizes a network of 24 active and passive near-infrared optical sensors. The analog circuit design activates the 480 super-bright white LEDs to acknowledge the presence of users
Living City
Responsive building information network Living City is a platform for buildings to talk to one another. It involves small modules that attach to existing building facades, collect sensor data, ..transmit it to other buildings, compare local
RaumZeitKleider
Spatial textile system Raum(Zeit)Kleider is a spatial system that can be folded and transformed from a two-dimensional planar surface into a three-dimensional object, incorporating different functions from clothing to urban furniture and shelter. This approach seeks
Catalyst
Metallic high-pressure laminate As the early Alchemists sought to turn common lead into precious gold and silver, Lamin-Art’s latest innovation transforms common HPL into a versatile and durable decorative surface with a notable luster. The Catalyst
Structural Tambour
Wood-fabric hybrid tambour Designer Hongtao Zhou invented this structural tambour in 2008 in Madison, Wisconsin and made his first bench from this new structure. The idea of structural tambour came from decorative Chinese bamboo strips. Dr.
Choreographed Geometry
Constructed three-dimensional fabric Choreographed Geometry is a systematically developed textile object whose geometry is exposed to a number of manipulative processes through its use in connection with the human body. It is the further development of
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