Circling back to natural, renewably sourced options Foams, applicators, liners, soft-touch sections on packaging as well as a host of other uses rely on the compliant yet sturdy properties of rubber. …
Material Pulse – Antimicrobial
Research Into Antimicrobial Treatments Is Advancing If the pandemic has made anything clear with regards to materials, it is that antibacterial and antiviral treatments will continue to be relevant …
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Download the December 2022 Trend Report In recent years, we have collectively and individually experienced severe global crisis (environmental, Covid 19, socio-economic) that have led to a growing …
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In a world led by machines, virtual connections and obsessed with performance, never before has the reconnection to human values been so crucial. If the advent of the collaborative economy and social …
Wood – Processing an Age-Old Material in Modern Ways
Processing an Age-Old Material in Modern Ways - Look around you. Chances are you will see more than a few wood surfaces. And I can bet that these are likely to be warmer and more enjoyable as a …
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Coffee – Knowing How to Utilize the Whole Bean
Knowing How to Utilize The Whole Bean - Coffee, the staple of daily life for over one billion people, is produced from 10 million tons of beans every year, and that means that there is a lot of coffee …
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Cotton – An Evolution From Yarn to Alternative Applications
An Evolution from Yarn to Alternative Applicaitons - Natural, renewable, and a staple of our lives for the last few millennia, cotton is a true industrialized crop, with volumes of 27 million tons …
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In the past 10 years, technology has radically modified our relationship with time and space, making augmented performance, ubiquity, immediacy and ultra-convenience the new pillars of our lifestyles. …
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Tired of planned obsolescence, luxury consumers are now prioritizing meaning - essentially aspiring to fewer, albeit superior goods and purposeful experiences; this incites increasingly sophisticated …
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The concept of Creative Identity describes individuals who transcend traditional social codes and assignations to freely elaborate their own individuality. It reflects a growing aspiration, especially …
Water-Soluble Packaging
The perfect packaging solution does exactly what you need it to: protect the product, present it beautifully, provide seamless and functional use of the product when desired, and then disappear …
The Wonders of Mycelium
It was only a matter of time in this series before the wonders of fungi, or mycelium, were presented. In just a few years, following the formation of the originators, Ecovative Design this wholly …
