materials | design and technology news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/materials/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 23 Jan 2024 03:05:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 studio SKLIM crafts biocomposite roof tiles with natural fibers and custom solar panels https://www.designboom.com/design/studio-sklim-lo-hi-tech-biocomposite-roof-tiles-01-17-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/studio-sklim-lo-hi-tech-biocomposite-roof-tiles-01-17-2024/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:30:41 +0000 Studio SKLIM https://www.designboom.com/?p=1038167

lo-hi tech is a layering of trajectories, exploring how primitive materials can be future-proofed with technology and igniting material system cross-overs.

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TOP 10 fashion phenomena of 2023 https://www.designboom.com/design/top-10-fashion-phenomena-of-2023-12-13-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/top-10-fashion-phenomena-of-2023-12-13-2023/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 09:30:47 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1036357

check out our favorite fashion innovations from this year, including adobe's shapeshifting dress and balena's compostable sandals.

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interview: YUME YUME x MycoWorks debut head-to-toe outfit made of mycelium leather https://www.designboom.com/design/yume-yume-mycoworks-debut-head-to-toe-outfit-made-of-mycelium-leather-reishi-interview-12-05-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/yume-yume-mycoworks-debut-head-to-toe-outfit-made-of-mycelium-leather-reishi-interview-12-05-2023/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:00:11 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1034442

MycoWorks' xavier gallego and YUME YUME's eva korsten walk us through their collaboration and the promising future of mycelium-based fashion.

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biobased walls made from corn cobs are recyclable and biodegradable at their lifetime’s end https://www.designboom.com/design/cornwall-discarded-corn-cobs-upcycle-reusable-walls-carbon-dioxide-stonecycling-circular-matters-11-24-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/cornwall-discarded-corn-cobs-upcycle-reusable-walls-carbon-dioxide-stonecycling-circular-matters-11-24-2023/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:10:16 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1032311

stonecycling and circular matters team up to create removable and reusable walls made of bare corn cobs named cornwall using heat.

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from summer puffer jacket to glowing hat, reactive materials give clothing new properties https://www.designboom.com/technology/summer-puffer-solar-hat-thermal-jackets-adjust-body-temperature-11-21-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/summer-puffer-solar-hat-thermal-jackets-adjust-body-temperature-11-21-2023/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 01:15:42 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1031216

explore the thermal-regulating materials fashion technology has integrated into jackets and hats to create apparel for all kinds of seasons.

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dasha tsapenko grows biodegradable wedding dress from mycelium & vintage ukrainian lace https://www.designboom.com/design/dasha-tsapenko-biodegradable-wedding-dress-mycelium-vintage-ukrainian-lace-11-19-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/dasha-tsapenko-biodegradable-wedding-dress-mycelium-vintage-ukrainian-lace-11-19-2023/#respond Sun, 19 Nov 2023 21:15:46 +0000 Nadia Sheikina https://www.designboom.com/?p=1030963

Designer and researcher Dasha Tsapenko celebrated her own wedding in a special dress that she had grown herself from vintage linen lace and mycelium.

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chinara darwish repurposes redundant marine waste into dining table at dubai design week https://www.designboom.com/design/chinara-darwish-marine-waste-dining-table-dubai-design-week-11-15-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/chinara-darwish-marine-waste-dining-table-dubai-design-week-11-15-2023/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:55:46 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1029941

300 kilos of locally sourced waste, such as marine marker buoys, dredging floats, road barriers, and water tanks turned into a luxury dining table.

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stone island’s thermal-reactive ice jacket slowly changes its color from hot pink to cold white https://www.designboom.com/technology/stone-island-thermal-reactive-poly-strata-ice-jacket-vest-11-10-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/stone-island-thermal-reactive-poly-strata-ice-jacket-vest-11-10-2023/#respond Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:50:14 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1029041

stone island’s thermal-reactive poly strata ice jacket switches color as pigments micro-encapsulated in the double layer of polyurethane get triggered.

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meet TONY®, a clay-based refrigerator powered by evaporative cooling https://www.designboom.com/design/meet-tony-clay-based-refrigerator-powered-by-evaporative-cooling-lea-lorenz-11-08-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/meet-tony-clay-based-refrigerator-powered-by-evaporative-cooling-lea-lorenz-11-08-2023/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:10:44 +0000 Lorenz https://www.designboom.com/?p=1028482

a reimagining of the clay jug cooler, the product helps keep fruits and vegetable stored at their ideal temperature range: 13°C-17°C.

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roland halbe captures the testing of AR on a fabric web at berlin’s tieranatomisches theater https://www.designboom.com/art/roland-halbe-captures-testing-augmented-reality-on-wild-silk-berlin-tieranatomisches-theater-matters-of-activity-syntopia-1-soma-body-10-29-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/roland-halbe-captures-testing-augmented-reality-on-wild-silk-berlin-tieranatomisches-theater-matters-of-activity-syntopia-1-soma-body-10-29-2023/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 17:01:00 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1026152

dubbed SYNTOPIA 1 SOMA | BODY, the project was carried out by berlin-based cluster matters of activity (MoA).

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