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SpathisPhilp Inc.
Stretch Maille

GreenCore Composites Inc.
NCell™ Natural Fiber reinforced Thermoplastics

Composites Evolution Ltd
Biotex

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Creative With

Cast Aluminium

Project made with Cast Aluminium. The MAS-hand has been produced based on a copy of a human... Read more

Latest news

16 May

Materia is proud to be heading to the London for the May Design Series. We expect an amazing exhibit 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 exhibiting at the brand-new London design show, the May Design Series. We’re very ex 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

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Latest materials

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

Yosima

Claytec

The Yosima is a clay mortar for plaster made of a mixture of sand, coloured clay and pure clay, perl... 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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Latest publications

Re-Creation

Studio-Re-Creation aims to preserve and re-shape your personal belongings and memories towards your Read more

Fragile Future

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

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Inspiration

Concept

Innovation involves 10% inspiration and 90% transpiration. A great deal of effort has been expended ... Read more

Curious

Wow! Strange, shocking, inspiring, out of the box… sometimes we come across things which are so rema... Read more

Ecology

We are all of us responsible for looking after the environment, both for ourselves and the generatio... Read more

Innovation

A creative force which is influenced by constantly-changing surroundings is a good conductor of inno... Read more

Manufacture

Craftsmanship or industrialisation? Individualisation or mass production? Every industry has its pro... Read more

Process

Who, what, where, and how is something created? What is the cooperation between the various parties ... Read more

Sense & Sensibility

We experience our surroundings via our senses. Besides form, the haptic characteristics of materials... Read more

Smart

Intelligence: in materials, in processes, in design. What is smart? And how you use it to its best e... Read more

Technology Transfer

There is a whole world of opportunities before us which have been developed by various branches and ... Read more

Trend

What is happening on the market, what determines whether or not something will be a hit? Social and ... Read more

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