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Download the May 2023 Trend Report
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 …
The Holistic Home – MCX on “The Mic”
What happens when a material scientist, an interior designer, and a sustainably minded manufacturer sit down with a legendary design podcaster? To find out, Debbie Millman and guests sat down at the …
Material Pulse – Carbon Neutrality
Working towards the reduction of embodied carbon in materials Carbon Neutrality remains a major goal for almost all brands that work in the consumer space as we try to keep to the 1.5ºC of the Paris …
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 of …
Do You Speak Design? Our Favorite Things We Saw at Milan Design Week
Do you speak Design? After a three-year hiatus, Salone del Mobile 2023 returned to its traditional Spring dates, offering a full week of events, installations, and product launches during Milan Design …
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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 …
Celebrate Earth Day With these Earth-Friendly Material Innovations
This Earth Week, we’re featuring some of our favorite material and product lifecycle stories to inspire and equip you with best practices for your sustainability journey. We are all aware that there …
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Hot Topic – Stretch
In the world of textiles, stretch can be defined as its fiber’s ability to lengthen a certain amount and return to its original size. Moreover, stretch fabric is a textile that can stretch. There …
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 …
Human-centric, eco-transformative mobility experiences charting the future on wheels
Integrating autonomous vehicles into smart cities’ public transport networks with on-demand services is undoubtedly a watershed moment for the people and planet-focused mobility sector, enabling …
Ask an Expert: Corporate Sustainability Initiatives
Taking a systems approach to a complex problem A shady collaborative recycling scheme has once again been revealed. This scheme was headed by Dow in collaboration with Sport Singapore and Decathlon. …
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Top 5 Materials – April 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: PureFive™ UPR PP Manufacturer: PureCycle …
Discover A New Generation of Sustainable Materials With Titan Bioplastics
Plastics have revolutionized modern society and have become an indispensable part of our daily lives. However, plastic pollution is now a serious environmental threat, endangering the healthof our …
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