A Materials Exhibition That Might Save Your Life

Posted on 8 November, 2010 | 1 Comment


Fire Fighting Suit

Last week, the Stille Stars exhibition (Silent Stars exhibition) opened its doors at the Wilhelm Wagenfeld House. After entering the building we walk into a range of “super suits” made of innovative materials that protect us from burning fire, freezing water and dangerous chemicals and other harsh conditions – which is what this exhibition is all about. Silent Stars are materials that enable more innovative products, sustainable products and products that might save your life (see photo).

The exhibition can be visited until February 27, 2011. Watch more materials photos and information after the jump.

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Materials Award For Claudy Jongstra (And Her Sheep)

Posted on 28 October, 2010 | Leave a comment

Congratulations to Claudy Jongstra who has been awarded with the DOEN | Materiaalprijs last weekend at the Dutch Design Week 2010. For years, Claudy Jongstra not only designs but also produces unique fabrics for objects and interiors. She even keeps her own herd of Drenthe Heath sheep and a botanic garden to grow natural dyestuffs and realize unique color schemes. We love her personal approach that goes from sourcing the raw material to finishing the final design.

I’ve added a short documentary to understand more about her creative process and way of working (see video above). The documentary itself is part of a new series of so called Dutch Profiles focusing on the international position of Dutch design, fashion and architecture.

Read on for more information about the DOEN | Materiaalprijs and Dutch Profiles videos.

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CASA Matter – Israel’s Materials Conference

Posted on 14 October, 2010 | Leave a comment

Tel-Aviv-Yafo is not only the place to be for beach tourists in Israel, it is also the venue of this year’s CASA Matter, a special conference on materials and technologies.

The conference takes place on 19.10.2010 during this year’s CASA 10 fair and is organized by Mrs. Efrat Friedland, founder an director of Israel’s materials library  iMatter. Together with materials experts Chris Lefteri, Dr. Isa Hofmann and Nina Saller, I welcome the invitation to lecture about materials (watch the video above for a first impression).

My lecture “RETHINK, RE-EDUCATE, RECYCLE” focuses on how we can use materials to do things differently in order to realize a more human, intelligent and sustainable future. You can download the invitation here (in Hebrew).

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100% Materials 2010 Presents Material Nourishment

Posted on 17 September, 2010 | 1 Comment

The 100% Materials stand is considered the platform where innovation hungry designers and architects are stimulated and inspired. Each year workshops, installations and demonstrations are engaging and interactive, but best of all they bring out the curious child in everyone.

This year our schedule of events are based on the theme of food (see the full schedule of events here). Make sure you join the tasty workshops featuring Suzanne Lee’s BioCouture, Jane ni Dhulchaointigh’s Sugru, Chiara Onida’s  Domestic Soundscape, even our own Materials Utopia is part of the show!

Get ready to be inspired and enjoyforward seeing you at this year’s 100% Design London.

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DOEN | Materiaalprijs 2010: Call For Applications

Posted on 24 August, 2010 | Leave a comment

“Artists and designers are innovators and pioneers. And, with the application of new materials and ground-breaking technologies, they can help to bring us closer to attaining a sustainable world.”

With this statement, the DOEN | Materiaalprijs awards two prizes. A sum of €15,000 for a final product and an incentive prize of €5,000 for an idea that has not yet been put into production. A nice extra is that selected works will be showcased during this year’s Dutch Design Week. Submissions are welcome from all designers, visual artists, fashion designers and architects living and working in the Netherlands.

See www.doen-materiaalprijs.nl for more information and submissions, closing date for entries is 10 September 2010

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