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Cast Aluminium
Project made with Cast Aluminium.
The MAS-hand has been produced based on a copy of a human... Read more
Latest news
31 May
Last week Materia helped turn London into the design capital of the world. The brand new show, calle Read more
30 May
Next month, Materia will be exhibiting in Shanghai. We are very excited to be working with Architect Read more
15 May
Billions of dollars are spent each year fighting what sometimes seems like a losing battle against i Read more
14 May
When exposed to visible light, iron oxide (more commonly known as rust) produces a small electrical Read more
8 May
Looking to nature for some materials ideas is often a great source of inspiration. Tiny spikes on ma Read more
24 April
Great news for the field of 3D printed architecture. Local heroes DUS architects are getting the go- Read more
8 April
Materia will be showcasing Bio-based materials at German show Ligna next month. The exhibition is fu Read more
8 April
Imagine being able to produce façade panels in any shape you can imagine. This has long been a holy Read more
19 March
Looking for a challenging and rewarding internship? Do materials, design and writing excite you? We Read more
28 February
The programme for the next Materia Xpert Series is now online. The focus is 3D Facades, and we'll ha Read more
Latest materials
Yosima
Claytec
The Yosima is a clay mortar for plaster made of a mixture of sand, coloured clay and pure clay, perl... Read more
Solid oak floors
Bohemian Works – Ardeco s.r.o.
This is a range of solid oak installed and engineered floors with different surface treatment. The r... Read more
Segurova
Unitika Ltd.
This thick, spongy textile is a three-dimensional fabric made of 100% PET (polyethylene). The Seguro... Read more
Novofibre OSSB panel
Novofibre construction materials sales co., Ltd
Novofibre boards are oriented strand paneling and construction boards made with 100% wheat straw. Th... Read more
NRX™ - Metal Attachment Technology
NUCAP Industries
The NRX material is trademarked, thin gauge sheet metal with thousands of mechanically extruded hook... Read more
Onyx Solar Thin Film
Onyx Solar Energy S.L.
Solar thin film glass is a novel energy producing material that is available in a range of colours. ... Read more
Leather-Tiles
Zwaans GmbH
This is a natural leather product available in many different kinds, colours and embossed-designs. I... Read more
Esia Natura Wood
Azzurino B.V.
Azzurino produces high-quality decorative materials with a luxurious look and feel. Esia Natura Wood... Read more
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Re-Creation
Studio-Re-Creation aims to preserve and re-shape your personal belongings and memories towards your Read more
Fragile Future
Designed by Lonneke Gordijn, 'Fragile Future' is about the amalgamation of nature and technology. Read more
DesignTide in the Clouds
This year’s main exhibition space of Designtide Tokyo has again attracted much attention, surprising Read more
Golden Bike
Crisis ? Get the ultimate Christmas gift! A 24-carat gold bike with Swarovski crystal encrusted fro Read more
Forms by Storms
German designer Johannes Hemann generates forms by storms, not the destructive forces of the winds, Read more
Portable Light
The Portable Light Team at KVA MATx has developed a portable textile that uses sunlight to harvest e Read more
Ball Nogues Studio
Creating spaces with a minimum of material, is the aim of the Los Angeles based architects of Ball N Read more
Buddhist Beer Bottle Temple
Fifty years ago the Heineken Beer company looked at reshaping its beer bottle to be useful as a buil Read more
Wooden Carpet by Elisa Strozyk
The carpet is made from wood veneer offcuts bonded to a textile backing. Elisa Strozyk, a design stu Read more
Charred Wood, Terunobu Fujimori
Terunobu Fujimori, uses charred Cedar wood to create the most beautiful projects that are exercises Read more
Inspiration
Innovation involves 10% inspiration and 90% transpiration. A great deal of effort has been expended ... Read more
Wow! Strange, shocking, inspiring, out of the box… sometimes we come across things which are so rema... Read more
We are all of us responsible for looking after the environment, both for ourselves and the generatio... Read more
A creative force which is influenced by constantly-changing surroundings is a good conductor of inno... Read more
Craftsmanship or industrialisation? Individualisation or mass production? Every industry has its pro... Read more
Who, what, where, and how is something created? What is the cooperation between the various parties ... Read more
We experience our surroundings via our senses. Besides form, the haptic characteristics of materials... Read more
Intelligence: in materials, in processes, in design. What is smart? And how you use it to its best e... Read more
There is a whole world of opportunities before us which have been developed by various branches and ... Read more
What is happening on the market, what determines whether or not something will be a hit? Social and ... Read more