newsletter May 2007
material sense
Rematerialize! exhibition Material Sense at Hannover Fair We look back on a great exhibition at Hannover Fair, a busy five days at our booth and enthusiastic reactions from visitors. Over 70 material ‘stories’in the themes of Revalue, Recover, Remind and Refine were told by materials and products selected by Material Sense developed by designers, research and manufacturers. Thanks to International Forum Design, Material Sense was invited to take part in the Material Trends show again this year.The exhibition Rematerialize will travel on and we will keep you posted about our new locations! Material Trends, material awards 2007 Materials that won prize in 2007 were shown in the material Trends show. .Inspiring material solutions presented new manufacturing technologies as well as new applications for well-known materials. The samples shown are good examples, Kaynemaile™ Seamless link Element Mesh, the solution for bamboo joints by Cristoph Tönges and matt glazed tiles by Mosa. The iF Design organization acknowledges our attention to material innovation and creation of more added value for users and supports these initiatives with international awards. Manufacturers, architects, designers, and students can be nominated for these awards. See for more information on all awards; IF material awards 2007
Report Core 77 Core 77 produced an excellent overview and reported on Material Sense Material Trends and the awards! See core 77 - material sense Rematerialize Collaboration Material Sense and Ad!dict Creative Lab Material Sense selected inspiring examples of nano-materials for the new inspiration book “NanoTech” by Ad!dict. The book came out during the recent NanoOutreach event in Leuven, Belgium. The nano-materials brochure was printed as a catalogue supporting the exhibition, especially for the Rematerialize presentation. Catalogues are still available, if you’re interested, please send a mail with your complete address and the header “Nano-materials” to mail@materialsense.nl. 1 ∙ newsletter May 2007 material sense
Dutch Design Meets Bamboo Dutch Designers present remarkable bamboo applications in the exhibition Dutch Design Meets Bamboo. Exhibited in “CBKV the Krabbedans” Eindhoven, till the 1st of July. Material Sense supported the project with the selection of some of the materials designers and Loods 5 Ontwerpers designed the exhibition space. See for more information: design.nl -DutchDesignMeetsBamboo
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