Recent Materials
Growing bricks instead of firing
by: Mirjam Visser, 2016-03-21 12:55:32 UTC
40% of global carbon dioxide emissions are linked to the construction industry, primarily from exhaustive material production and disposal processes. At bioMASON, they grow their materials by employing microorganisms to grow cement.The inspiration for these …
unglazed homogeneous porcelain stoneware; Pico
by: Mirjam Visser, 2016-02-15 16:21:29 UTC
“Pico” focuses on revealing the matter as a substance itself – the compressed sand and minerals that constitute ceramic tiles. Intended to maintain the raw aspect of traditional earth floors or handmade cement. The collection comes in three differently …
Tiles with 70% less material in 3.5 mm thick tiles and a size of 3 x 1 m!
by: Mirjam Visser, 2016-02-15 16:21:00 UTC
Unique lightweight PORCELAIN KERLITE slabs are produced via a revolutionary technical process. Features include: 3mm slab thickness, weighs less than 8kg per SQM, easy-to-install, sizes up to 3×1 metres, resistant to stains and chemicals, durable & scratch …
Ingeo, a biopolymer
by: Mirjam Visser, 2015-11-10 07:31:45 UTC
Ingeo is the trademark name for NatureWorks LLC’s synthetic fiber made from corn.
The process to create Ingeo makes use of the carbon naturally stored in plants by photosynthesis. Plant starches are broken down into sugars. The carbon and other elements …
Recycled leather wall and floor covering material
by: Mirjam Visser, 2015-09-03 12:36:26 UTC
Buskin shreds leather scrap material from the shoe industry and bonds it with latex in flat and 3D material for wall and floor coverings. The 3D material has excellent acoustic properties and is with its jute backing for 100% created from natural material. …
Tiles clean air from VOC's and balance humidity
by: Mirjam Visser, 2015-07-17 12:43:46 UTC
ECOCARAT tiles, made by INAX known for it’s paperless toilet, contains a mineral “Allophane”. Allophane is a natural amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate, an clayey mineral contained in the volcanic ashes which has innumerable micro-pores. Also, allophane …
Monolithic 100% recycled PET, thermopressed material
by: Mirjam Visser, 2015-04-02 07:33:22 UTC
Danish design duo Komplot is the first to create an industrially produced chair made strictly from textile. The chair Nobody is molded in one piece and in one single process resulting in a simple, light weight and stackable chair meeting modern demands …
(Re)Mouldable wooden sheet material
by: Mirjam Visser, 2015-02-18 08:41:26 UTC
In addition to being non-toxic and clean, Woodcast sheets are fast and easy to work with: the heated sheets moulds easily to any (anatomical) shape. Woodcast can be adjusted and re-adjusted over and over again by being heated.
1–2 mm Woodcast can be …
Breathable insulating material made of 99.8% air
by: Mirjam Visser, 2015-02-10 08:23:52 UTC
Zero-Loft™ Aerogels insulation is thin, compression-resistant, breathable and waterproof.
It is made of 99.8% air, air is locked in a solid material and cannot escape even under 600 psi.
It provides 39 times more insulating capacity than the best fiberglass …
BeLeaf Birdhouses made of leaves
by: Mirjam Visser, 2014-11-17 18:26:58 UTC
By intervening in the natural cycle with an extra step, an added value is created, extending the decaying process of leaves before returning to the soil. By researching and experimenting with different kind of leaves Celestine created a new natural material. …
