Discover how the macro trend of ‘Lab Life & Beyond’ is permeating through the design world and discover innovative and sustainable drop-in material solutions, picked by our expert research …
Material-Minded Design at Milan Design Week
As we reflect on our time at this year's Milan Design Week, which officially wrapped earlier this week, we wanted to reach out and thank everyone who attended or expressed interest in our presentation …
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Our Top Brand Activations from Milan Design Week
'Design is a valuable tool to meet tomorrow’s challenges'. Here are some of this year's most immersive installations from Milan Design Week as we try to recover from the explosion of design creativity …
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Eye On: Consumer Electronics Waste
Facing booming e-waste head on and ahead of time Waste due to fashion and packaging is at the forefront of the sustainability conversation. However, there is growing concern for the sustainability …
How It’s Made: Color-Shifting Materials
In a digital world that champions the hyper-individual, we seek products that are plural in their identity, constantly adapting to the environment around them, just as we as consumers must evolve in …
Hot Topic – Gloss
Gloss refers to a material’s ability to reflect light in a focused manner. This phenomenon is technically described with the term specular reflection, which states that a material whose surface is …
Join Material ConneXion at Milan Design Week
Material-Minded Design Thursday, April 20th Materially and Material ConneXion @ Triennale Milano 11am Agora of the Triennale Milano Learn more and RSVP to Triennale → Friday, April …
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Digital Fashion & Consumerism
Satiating infinite desire with finite resources Increasingly, assertions of blame and evolving vocabulary dominate sustainability discourse. This tension is best exemplified by the fashion industry, …
Maximizing Efficiency and Innovation with Artificial Intelligence
Maximizing Efficiency and Innovation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Chemicals and Manufacturing Industry Over the past few months, generative AI has become pervasive in the creative …
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Download the March 2023 Trend Report – ‘Mashup Culture’
Our first trend report of 2023 is here! Discover how the macro trend of 'Mashup Culture' is permeating through the design world and discover innovative and sustainable drop-in material solutions, …
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Top 5 Materials – March 2023
Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite and selections from this month: SUKANO ® PHA Color Masterbatches Manufacturer: …
Material Pulse – What’s New in Bio-Based Packaging
What’s New in renewably sourced packaging innovations? Though we have covered a range of bio-based packaging types in this column, this last year has seen some advances in this area sufficient to …
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