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Recycled Crystal Glass

Nov 13, 2010Comments off

Recycled pre-consumer lead crystal glass Fernando Miguel Marques collects postindustrial waste glass from Atlantis, the largest Portugese producer of lead crystal glass. Marques has developed

Poured Glass

Nov 09, 2010Comments off

Cast resin with encapsulated interlayers between glass lites 3form Poured Glass is produced by encapsulating organic materials and fabrics with a poured cast resin. This

GreenPix

Nov 06, 2010Comments off

Zero energy media wall GreenPix is the first Zero Energy Media Wall, absorbing solar energy during the day and then powering the media wall at

Topiary Tile

Nov 02, 2010Comments off

Flexible light and sound cushioning material When the International Center of Photography approached Matter to design an installation for presenting isolated audio/visual works for an

TeXtreme

Oct 30, 2010Comments off

Spread tow carbon fabric TeXtreme is a high-performance carbon fabric used in composites for aerospace, automotive, marine, and other industries. The distinct mechanical properties of

Adaptive Fritting

Oct 26, 2010Comments off

Integral light-modulating window shading Hoberman Associates developed Adaptive Fritting in order to imbue an established architectural treatment with expanded functionality. Similar to standard fritted glass,

Terrewalks

Oct 22, 2010Comments off

Recycled modular interlocking paving tiles Terrewalks is an alternative to concrete sidewalks, made of recycled tire rubber and reused PET plastic. Terrewalks is pervious and

3D PatternPrint

Oct 19, 2010Comments off

Digital printing on moldable plastics 3D PatternPrint is a new way of sublimation-printing on plastic. Designer Mary Crisp created 3D PatternPrint to bring together 2D-printed

Expanding Helicoid

Oct 15, 2010Comments off

Angulated scissor linkage Beginning as a tight cluster, the Expanding Helicoid smoothly expands to fill the spiral staircase of the science museum in which it

Morphotex

Oct 12, 2010Comments off

Chromagenic fiber Morphotex is the world’s first optical coloring fiber, inspired by the chromogenic principle of Morpho butterflies that inhabit areas along the Amazon in