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Therapie

Therapie

Sep 29, 2007Comments off

Illuminated canvas Inspired by color and light therapy studies, Andre Keilani designed Therapie to be a singular illuminated canvas that imparts a soothing aura. The color photons emanating from the lamp are intended to reduce stress

Varia

Varia

Sep 25, 2007Comments off

Interlayers fused with ecoresin 3form’s Varia is a panel system comprised of decorative interlayers encapsulated within 100% ecoresin. As its name implies, the design choices for Varia resin panels are varied and diverse: 3form allows custom

AegisHyposurface

Aegis Hyposurface

Sep 22, 2007Comments off

Environmentally-responsive architectural surface Designed by Mark Goulthorpe of dECOi Architects, the Aegis project consists of an interactive mechanical surface that deforms in real-time based on various environmental stimuli, including the sounds and movements of people, weather,

IsoGrid

IsoGrid

Sep 18, 2007Comments off

Rib-reinforced thin-wall structures When a thin-wall structure is loaded in compression, it eventually reaches a point of instability, where the wall buckles out of plane. This buckling results in a loss in stiffness, which accelerates exponentially

Temporal Light

Temporal Light

Sep 14, 2007Comments off

Electroluminescent wall tiles Rachel Wingfield’s Temporal Light is a tiling system designed to illuminate public and private spaces. The system utilizes knitted electroluminescent wire cast in resin with electronics. Each tile forms a pixel that responds

Cityscape

Cityscape

Sep 10, 2007Comments off

Topographic wool rug and wall covering Designed by Monika Piatkowski, Cityscape elevates the notion of conventional loop pile and knotted rugs to a new dimension, moving away from thread material to the use of a dense

Nanogel

Nanogel

Sep 06, 2007Comments off

Translucent silica aerogel Manufactured by Cabot Corporation via a patented process, Nanogel is a lightweight, nanoporous material that delivers unsurpassed thermal insulation and light transmission. Composed of nanoporous particles mixed with air, feather-light Nanogel weighs only

CastResin

Cast Resin

Sep 02, 2007Comments off

Cast polyurethane and polyester resin Brooklyn-based Charles Hickok has developed techniques for casting polyurethane and polyester-based resins in a wide array of colors, hardnesses, and finishes. Polyurethane may be cast in hard, rubber, or gel formats, and

Recycled Glass

Recycled Glass

Aug 29, 2007Comments off

100% recycled glass As wine consumption rises, waste glass collections improve, and landfill charges continue to increase in the UK, there is a large and growing surplus of waste green bottle glass. The Green Bottle Unit

Origins

Origins

Aug 25, 2007Comments off

Recycled polyethylene panels Origins one hundred percent post-consumer 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