materials | design and technology news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/materials/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:50:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 salt becomes experimental building material for ‘la sal pavilion’ in spain https://www.designboom.com/architecture/salt-experimental-material-la-sal-pavilion-spain-chsr-arquitectos-carlos-montes-02-20-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/salt-experimental-material-la-sal-pavilion-spain-chsr-arquitectos-carlos-montes-02-20-2025/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 07:45:11 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1117165

salt panels are created using a crystallization process on a recycled acrylic base with bio-resin for adhesion.

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coffee waste becomes raw, textured furniture in chanhyeok kim’s ‘unsleepy series’ https://www.designboom.com/design/coffee-waste-raw-textured-furniture-chanhyeok-kim-unsleepy-series-02-19-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/design/coffee-waste-raw-textured-furniture-chanhyeok-kim-unsleepy-series-02-19-2025/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:30:18 +0000 CHABOKK https://www.designboom.com/?p=1116688

the material exhibits a texture akin to ceramic or stone, with variations in color and surface cracking.

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film unveils biomaterial ‘lunaform’, the nanocellulose textile by gozen born from fermentation https://www.designboom.com/design/inside-gozen-biomaterial-lunaform-nanocellulose-textile-microorganisms-interview-02-18-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/design/inside-gozen-biomaterial-lunaform-nanocellulose-textile-microorganisms-interview-02-18-2025/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:00:33 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1116692

in an interview with designboom, founder ece gozen says the material goes beyond plastic-based imitation leather and emerges using a fermentation process.

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from disposable to sustainable: transforming PU waste into high-performance products https://www.designboom.com/design/disposable-sustainable-polyurethane-pu-waste-high-performance-products-archdaily-02-12-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/design/disposable-sustainable-polyurethane-pu-waste-high-performance-products-archdaily-02-12-2025/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:58 +0000 simon keane-cowell I architonic https://www.designboom.com/?p=1114372

purman solves polyurethane (PU) foam's environmental challenges with a recycling method that creates high-performance, sustainable products.

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hay bale amphitheater by atelier VRAC emerges as temporary installation in romania https://www.designboom.com/architecture/hay-bale-amphitheater-atelier-vrac-temporary-installation-romania-01-30-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/hay-bale-amphitheater-atelier-vrac-temporary-installation-romania-01-30-2025/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:00:16 +0000 zenaida https://www.designboom.com/?p=1113344

the installation provides a space for quiet observation, featuring a two-sided facade framed with locally sourced wood.

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interview: faye toogood on womanifesto! as designer of the year 2025 at maison&objet https://www.designboom.com/design/interview-faye-toogood-womanifesto-installation-designer-of-the-year-maison-et-objet-01-24-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/design/interview-faye-toogood-womanifesto-installation-designer-of-the-year-maison-et-objet-01-24-2025/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:30:51 +0000 lisa kostyra https://www.designboom.com/?p=1112491

faye toogood guides us through her WOMANIFESTO! installation, reflecting on how embracing feminine energy shapes her work and the future of design.

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vollebak’s shielding suit with silver blocks radio waves so no one can track, hack or call users https://www.designboom.com/technology/vollebak-shielding-suit-silver-blocks-radio-waves-track-hack-call-users-01-23-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/vollebak-shielding-suit-silver-blocks-radio-waves-track-hack-call-users-01-23-2025/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:30:30 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1112176

these silver-added jacket and pants have the same electromagnetic shielding technology that NASA has used for its mars rover.

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3D printed biodegradable fungal ‘battery’ uses sugar to supply power then digests itself after https://www.designboom.com/technology/3d-printed-biodegradable-fungal-battery-sugar-supply-power-digests-after-empa-01-22-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/3d-printed-biodegradable-fungal-battery-sugar-supply-power-digests-after-empa-01-22-2025/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:30:56 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1111988

researchers use a mix of two fungi for the device: a yeast fungus on the anode side and white rot fungus for the cathode.

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4D printed ‘solar gate’ produces weather-responsive shades that open and close on their own https://www.designboom.com/technology/4d-printed-solar-gate-weather-responsive-shades-university-stuttgart-freiburg-01-21-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/4d-printed-solar-gate-weather-responsive-shades-university-stuttgart-freiburg-01-21-2025/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:01:21 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1111539

these pine-cone-inspired shades don’t need electricity to run because they flip as soon as they detect changes in humidity and temperature.

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realme 14 pro series introduces world’s first cold-sensitive smartphones that change color https://www.designboom.com/technology/realme-14-pro-series-worlds-first-cold-sensitive-smartphones-change-color-01-16-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/realme-14-pro-series-worlds-first-cold-sensitive-smartphones-change-color-01-16-2025/#respond Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:30:43 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1111011

the back case is made of natural, micro-crystal pearl shell powder, and the color begins to shift as soon as the temperature drops below 16 degrees celsius.

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