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21 February 2008  
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Dear ###name###,
This is the Materia Newsletter for February 2008, packed full of new materials, events and information.

Material Xperience: come and experience the latest materials!


Materia has been asked to cooperate in the first and largest material event in The Netherlands: Material Xperience. With an unique inspiring concept the latest developments in the field of materials will be shown within an integrally designed concept. For more information and free access to Material Xperience register here (Dutch)

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In the spotlight


Scintilla tile is a patent pending space age material that is dramatic and sublime, and unlike anything else you might have seen. Hundreds of light conducting channels are carved into a transparent block of clear pigmented polymer to create this magic tile. It responds to shadows, moving lights and will also pick up colours and disperse them on its surface... read more


News


The Daylight Award 2008 has been attributed to the cepezed-designed Westraven office complex in Utrecht. The award was presented to cepezed by adjuciator Mels Crouwel during the Light and Architecture fair in Rotterdam on Thursday, January 24. The Award is an initiative of the Foundation Living Daylights (Dutch) and Reed Business... read more




Your project here


This wall with “Grapes in a basket” is designed by Bearth & Deplazes Architekten. A brilliant play with light and form creates the wall from open-jointed bricks. The concrete skeleton frame is filled in with bricks which are turned and have open vertical joints. Together with the ETH Zurich these wall elements were assembled by industrial robots... read more


Events


During the Nordbygg fair on 1 to 4 arpil 2008 in Stockholm, Materia will exibit the latest "green and sexy" materials. Stochholm International fair has chosen this year the theme Sustainability. Materia will select around 100 materials in the special exibition 'Greenmatter', regarding this theme and "Cradle to Cradle"... read more 




Inspiration


The effect of this striking facade is obtained by the use of slabs which are dressed in Ductal®, an ultra high-performance concrete with exceptional qualities of strength, ductility and longevity. Ductal® is used here as a key component in the architectural complex – as envelope, cladding and an element linking the building to the ground... read more


Materia books


The many requests for our book ‘Material Skills, evolution of materials' have led us to sales online, you can order this book through our website and pay by credit card. All orders are processed automatically and shipped by our distributor. If you have not yet ordered your own copy of ‘Material Skills, evolution of materials', order the book here now.



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