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19 March 2008

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Dear ###name###,

This is the Materia Newsletter for March 2008, packed full of new materials, events and information.

For your inspiration, read on!

Team Materia

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In the spotlight

Ombrae is a remarkable three-dimensional pixel array, that can create bas relief (in the positive orientation) or intaglio (in the negative orientation). The result is a sensory active surface: a dynamic image that transforms in space with the viewer's movement and the changes in light levels. There are no lenses, laminate layers, dyes or inks: the image is the material... read more

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San Francisco is already one of the greenest cities in the US, but check out this new concept from Iwamoto Scott Architects. It is a complete remake of the city into an ecotopia with carbon nanotubes walls. This Hydro-net of nanoscope tubes would store and distribute hydrogen generated by algae, while simultaneously collecting, storing and distributing water... read more

Your project here

The exterior of the Anti Smog building from Architect Vincent Callebaut is fitted with 250 square meters of solar photovoltaic panels and coated in titanium dioxide (TiO2). The PV system produces on-site electrical energy while the TiO2 coating works with ultraviolet radiation to interact with particulates in the air, break down organics and reduce air born pollutants... read more

Events

Material Xperience:
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. Free registration of Material Xperience here (Dutch), for more information in English click here

Inspiration

The Cradle to Cradle Philosophy as defined by William McDonough and Michael Braungart, is a manifesto calling for the transformation of human industry through ecologically intelligent design. It moves beyond the "less bad" aims of efficiency and proposes instead a new strategy called eco-effectiveness. C2C rejects the assumption that industry inevitably destroys nature... 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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