Materia, the leading global network for materials innovation, will be present at DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR (DACF) in Shanghai 2015 with the material exhibition ‘Hard floors, soft floors’.

Theme of the Materia exhibition: ‘Hard floors, soft floors’
Hard floors are needed in public areas like shops, schools, hospitals, restaurants and other public spaces. They are easy to clean, durable and the choice of materials is various: tiles, natural stone, ceramic, wood, bamboo, poured seamless floors and industrial concrete floors. An industrial look is also very popular in contemporary architectural residences. Soft floors are acoustic, cosy, and typically used in residential settings, offices, hotels and other spaces where a homey, soft and luxurious atmosphere is required. Get inspired by the materials in this exhibition for your next flooring project!

The materials you can expect
Materia’s exhibition at the fair will demonstrate special fibre carpet, floors made of recycled wine barrels, tiles made of used leather tiles, luxurious golden tiles, carpets made of cactus fibre, as well as biobased, recycled and renewable materials and much more. There will be something for everyone at DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR (DACF).

Shanghai Architects Fair (SAF)
Materia will also be present at the Shanghai Architects Fair (SAF), hosting the seminar ‘Materials in Transition’ on March 25. In total, SAF will hold 4 seminars. On March 24, the seminar topics are ‘Interior or Exterior, Who is in charge?’ and the Master Forum ‘Urban Design’. On March 25, the subjects are ‘Materials in Transition’ and ‘Time goes back, redesign or rebuilt?’. Speakers include amongst others: Mr. Paul de Ruiter, architect from the Netherlands with the lecture A CO2-neutral society, Mr. Kengo Kuma, Master architect from Japan with the lecture Architecture and Nature, Ms. Els Zijlstra, Creative Director of Materia in the Netherlands with the lecture Material Senses and Dr.-Ing. Jan Wurm, Associate Director of Arup with the lecture BioMaterials – from passive to active building components.