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Katra, or the search for an environmently

friendly composite31 07 2012

With Katra, the studio Aparte leads an experiment on the use of a

composite incorporating natural fibers, reducing the ecological impact ofstrong materials usually mixing a resin and a reinforcing fiber. The fiber

used in this process comes from a variety of nettle, the ramie, which hasmechanical properties comparable or superior to glass fiber, particularly in

terms of resistance. Remains unsolved the problem of the resin used, andespecially the recycling at the end of life, but it is still better than

nothing!

http://www.studio-aparte.com/ (http://www.studio-aparte.com/)

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A creased monolith05 02 2013

A very simple idea, just as we like them... The Stadtlabor office hasdecided to create an interesting façade for the Kletterhalle Vertikale

building, an indoor climbing center based in the North of Italy. They uses

perforated and creased aluminium panels to create a net (matériO M-0515), so that the building becomes a changing monolith. Indeed, during

the day, the façade is massive and opaque when looked at from the

outside. It also plays its important role of sun shade while remaining

transparent from the inside (matériO R-1354). During the night, on thecontrary, the net disappears, the façade becomes transparent, revealing

the climbing 15-meters high training wall.

http://stadtlabor.org (http://stadtlabor.org)

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A luminous book...21 02 2013

A nice project from Indonesian designer Max Gunawan, smartly using the

laser cutting process in order to bring flexibility to the plywood cover

(matériO O-0936), also using a white LED source, a polyethylene veryresistant non-woven material looking like paper (matériO P-0056), and a

super-strong magnet (matériO M-0002).

Lumio is simple, elegant and intuitive. The book lights up when opened,

intensity varies with more or less opening, several positions are possible...up to creating a cylindrical lamp.

http://www.hellolumio.com (http://www.hellolumio.com)

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A sustainable EPP12 10 2008

Here is a clever use of the expanded polypoprylene (matériO R1188), acousin of the expanded polystyrene (matériO R0783) : INFINI is a module

of shelves which follows your needs. Infinite combinations are possible,

infinite lightness as a set of 8 modules only weights 20 kg. But it's above

all the fact that EPP is recyclable that makes it desirable. Under heat, EPP

becomes fluid and can be shaped again. EPP was first used as an industrial

material, cheap, light and stable but designers are recently taking interest

in using it.

http://rpure.net (http://rpure.net)

Stereolithographic Ceramic

Based on the laser stereolithography, the ceramic 3D printing technology

is used for rapid prototyping and production. It enables layer-by-layerprocessing to produce ceramic components. The UV laser beam

polymerizes the paste made of photosensitive resin and ceramic. The resin

is removed by heat treatment and ceramic is densified to 100%.

This process doesn’t break the digital chain. The produced components

have the same properties as those obtained by pressing

or injection. By doing away with the need to create a mold, the process

can be used to produce just about any shape, even complex. Ceramic isunalterable, hypoallergenic and provides silk touch aspect. It is more

robust than most of the surface treatments currently on the market.

These qualities, its similarity with onyx or mother of pearl, depending on

selected mass coloration, or a polished / mirror finish, also quickly

attracted interest from renowned jewelers and watchmakers.

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Bakelite04 08 2012

Bakelite is a thermosetting polymer. It is in fact a trade mark rather than a

chemical name. Bakelite is one of a family of phenol formaldehyde resins

and is the first syn thetic polymer to have emerged, in the 1900s. Named

by its ‘discoverer’ Belgian chemist, Leo Baekeland. It remains one of the

best thermosetting plastics but is today often replaced by other less

expensive polymers. From the beginning, its electrical insulation and heatre sistance properties made it very popular for telephone casings,

electrical plugs and switches, gears, kitchen utensils (casserole handles),

toys and jewellery. Its age is now starting to give it a certain charm with

numerous Bakelite objects exhibited in ‘design’ galleries and an tique

shops as ‘collectables’.

Hard, durable, with high mechanical strength, it is still in use today in

domestic electrical appliances, electron ics and aerospace. It used to beseen as ashtrays on café tables.This resin is formed into three dimensional

shapes by thermocompression in steel moulds.

It exists in the form of ‘Bakelised’ paper plates, Bake lite coatings were

used for the first electrical and elec tronic circuit boards. Wood can also

be ‘bakelised’. As a result it becomes a composite material with very high

strength, used in mechanics (pinions, shafts, etc.) or to make high‐

precision models.

http://www.materio.com/materiology

(http://www.materio.com/materiology)

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A transparent photovoltaic film31 07 2012

American researchers from UCLA are currently developing a new type of

photovolaic cell which has the great advantage of remaining completely

transparent. A polymer film with titanium dioxide and silver nano-threads

allow a 4% efficiency with 70% transparency (it primarily captures theenergy from the infrared). Obviously, this polymer film cannot compete in

terms of performance with conventional crystalline cells (20% for themost efficient opaque cells), but its transparency offers many applications

on windows, in the automotive industry, or even as a coating on smallelectronic devices, just like this film (matériO R1741).

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nn3029327?

journalCode=ancac3(http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nn3029327?journalCode=ancac3)

Transparent cement

There's only a small step from darkness to light ! A new type of cementhas been set up which, by bonding special resins into a newly conceived

mix, allows manufacturing solid insulated yet light-transmittingconstruction panels. The excellent flow properties of the mix allowbonding a plastic resin matrix into a final panel that combines the

typical robustness of cement-made materials and the possibility offiltering light both inwards and outwards.

The resins if adequately inserted in the cementitious material have highertransparency performance than the optical fibres experimentally used in

this field, but also cost much less allowing for their application on a largescale.

• Dimensions and colors customizable• Elastic limit: 1,92 MPa ; peak stress: 7,70 MPa

• Mass: 50 Kg• Transparency: 18-20%

• UV resistant • This process increases the properties of insulation and the resistance ofthe material

• Used as prefabricated panels for walls, structures, bulidings, furniture,lighting, etc...

Coloured interlayers

A range of high performances plastic film to create exterior or interior

laminated glass applications. This laminated glass combines technicalperformances inherent to laminated glass made with PVB (safety, security,acoustic, UV protection) to innovative aesthetic and decorative

properties.• With the 8 basic colors, films can be stacked to obtain more than a

thousand different shades. It does not stain and does not fade. • Available sizes: 1.22m,1.59,2.46m & 3.22m wide x200 & 400m long rolls

• Thickness: 0.38mm • colours: 8 base colours Coral rose Aquamarine Smoke grey Sahara SunRuby Red Sapphire Evening Shadow Golden Light

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Cake 21 sees in all colors22 09 2012

A very nice work, based on a traditional architectural product : coloredlaminated glass (matériO G0123). Cake 21, franchised cake shops in Tokyo,

asked

People Architecture Office to take care of their interior design. Playing

with the 3 primary colors, glass transparency and overlapping possibilities,the architects multiplied the different ways of seing the interior of the

building.

http://www.peoples-architecture.com (http://www.peoples-architecture.com)

The lightest table on Earth13 10 2013

Both literally and figuratively! Not only does this table only weights 9.5 kg

for a 2.5x1m tabletop but its lightness also resides in its elegance andfinesse. Its unique structure is linked to the use of a specific corrugated

plywood, bringing strength while reducing by more than 70% its weightcompared to a traditionnal manufacturing process.More here (http://www.benjaminhubert.co.uk)

Light transmitting veneered panel

These veneered surface light transmitting panels have a translucent clear

core material. A specially developed adhesive let the light transmitthrough the layers and guarantee the solidity of the veneer and the core

material. The natural structure of a chosen veneer surface becomes verycharacteristic. The quality of the light transmitting is uniform, through the

whole size of the panel.• European and exotic species veneers: cherry, oak, maple, beech; bamboo,teak, zebrano, bird's eye maple

• Standard size: 2000x1000mm, thickness 4,0mm• Further special design effects

Flexible solid wood

Bendywood® is solid wood that can be worked like normal wood and thenbent in a cold and dry condition (without using steam or heat). In most

cases, Bendywood® can easily be bent by hand. The secret? Bendywood®is produced in an entirely natural way according to a special mechanical

process, starting from still green solid wood blocks that are compressedlengthwise for about 20% and subsequently dried. In this way, the cells ofthe wood are also compressed (like an accordion), which allows them to

straighten out again during the bending on the outside of the bendwithout getting into tension and breaking.

technical : Natural compressed wood. Bent shapes can be achieved veryeasily (no more need to glue lamellas together!). The production

technique is mechanical and does not involve any chemicals. Tightestachievable radius = 10 times its thickness (i.e. a 10mm thick section can bebent up to a radius of 100mm). The maximum available raw dimensions

amount to approx. 120 x 120 x 2200mm. Bendywood® is available inbeech, oak (European and American), ash, maple, cherry (European and

American) and walnut (European and American). Tropical woods can beprovided on request.

Fauteuil ou canapé? À vous de choisir...14 08 2013

Voici un fauteuil polyvalent imaginé par le designer américain Myung ChulKim (Rhode Island School of Design). Par assemblage deméplats thermoformés en chêne blanc, il réalise ce fauteuil qui se

transforme très simplement en canapé, les éléments se déployant enaccordéon, sans rien enlever au confort ou à l'élégance de l'ensemble.

Concrete and glass beads

This material is made using ultra-high performance fibre-reinforced

concrete with glass beads in the surface. Light plays on them and theappearance seems to change with the viewing angle. It picks up light andchanges colour like a chameleon.• It keeps all mechanical an physics characteristics (Compression resistance, natural waterproof quality, ...).

• Appearance is equally attractive in natural or artificial light

Fibre cement shelf system04 10 2013

An interesting project by Brazilian designer Thomas Feichtner. Thin fibrecement panels are molded to create a stackable modular shelf system.Simple, can be used inside or outside, light and resistant...Thomas Feichtner 's website (http://www.thomasfeichtner.com)

Glass tubing

Not just a collection of glass tubes with various diameters andthicknesses. DURAN® precision bore tubing is characterised by itsoutstanding chemical and physical properties. Minimal thermal expansionand resistance to thermal shock make DURAN® borosilicate glass 3.3

suitable for a particularly wide range of applications.

Transparent acoustic partitioner

Rossoacoustic CP30 Space Divider is an innovative partitioner based on acompletely new concept and serves as the ideal complement to perfectinterior architecture. Easy to set up. Easy to move. Translucent,

transparent, soundabsorbing and sound shielding. Stable, light andpleasing to the eye.• 900 X 2265, 1665 mm and 1150 X 2265, 1665 mm. Thickness : 30 mm.

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Sound insulation tiles

Hexagon is recyclable material made from wood wool, cement andwater. The natural components together provide many functional

characteristics.• Moisture-regulating: The moisture-resistant material evens out airhumidity by absorbing moisture from or emitting moisture to the ambientair.

• Heat-accumulating: Hexagon stores heat from the ambient air and emitsit when the air temperature falls. • Sound-absorbent: The open material structure reduces reflection ofsound and makes Träullit Dekor a good sound absorber.• Fireproof Low-emission

nota: Hexagon can be fitted magnetically using magnets pre-fixed to theback of the product. Thin metal sheets are fixed against the underlyingsurface (wall or ceiling) and the decorative panels can then be fixed byhand and rearranged according to taste.

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