‘Paper’ is the inaugural furniture and lighting collection of London-based designer David Horan.
MATERIAL TREND
Lac Material
Ori Orisun Merhav has established an open source craft lab to find and share new ways of using the natural material “lac”.
Endless Etching
Jibbe van Schie’s automated etching machine creates infinite artworks using a self-learning algorithm.
Re-Sounding Yarns
Paula Vogels has created speakers woven from copper wire and colorful monofilament.
Knitted Lights
Sangmin Oh has created sculptural forms of knitted yarns and light.
Layered Illumination Textile
Norea Haapalainen created a double woven textile using fiber optics.
Air Zoom Alphafly Next Nature
Nike has developed the Air Zoom Alphafly Next Nature performance shoe.
Claybens
A process for up cycling contaminated soil into clean ceramic.
Original Blended Material
“Original Blended Material” is a durable paper material developed by Sony.
Victoria Bag
MycoWorks first object made with Fine Mycelium™: the Hermès Victoria bag.
Skull Dura Comp Helmet
POC’s ski race helmet features Race Lock, a new fit technology.
STRUNG Futurecraft
STRUNG is an industry-first textile and creation process for performance footwear.
Herbarium
A special glassmaking technique enabled Lasvit to imprint any flower in glass and conserve the image of nature.
Spiber
Spider silk is 340 times tougher than steel.
MycoWorks Leather
MycoWorks has created a new kind of leather grown rapidly from mycelium and agricultural byproducts in a carbon-negative process.
Futurecraft Biofabric
The adidas Futurecraft Biofabric prototype shoe features an upper made from 100% Biosteel® fiber.
Sea Me Collection
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet worked on creating a circular process to optimally use seaweed.
Waste Based Bricks
StoneCycling produces WasteBasedBricks derived from mineral waste.
Glass Brick
MVRDV has developed a glass brick for use in a load-bearing facade.
The Smile
Architect Alison Brooks has created a structure of cross-laminated timber mad of Tulipwood.
Springblade
Adidas introduces the Springblade running shoe, employing TPU blades for cushioning.
Boost Cushioning
Adidas introduced a midsole made from thousands of expanded TPU particles that work together to
Well Proven Chair
Chair made from foamed soya bio resin and sawdust waste.