Els Zijlstra, founder and creative director of Materia, and author of various books such as ‘Material Skills’ and ‘Future Materials, regularly travels all over the world to share her knowledge with creative professionals and gives presentations to both small and large groups for this purpose. During these presentations, she brings Materia’s view of the developments in innovative materials to the attention of creative professionals and industrial manufacturers in an inspirational manner.

Custom-made lectures
Are you looking for a custom-made lecture about a certain technology or group of materials? Materia can help you decide on a subject and the length of the lecture. The presentation - on CD-ROM - is yours to keep as a reference work. 

Examples of various custom-made lectures:

• The meaning of materials 
• The social impact of materials in the future
• Lightweight materials
• Smart materials
• Intelligent design
• Architecture and happiness
• Technology transfer
• Biomimicry and design
• The emotional impact or association
• The architect as product developer
• Industrialisation in the building Industry
• Sense and sensibility

For more information about lectures please contact us.
Telephone: +31 (0)35 7121 732, or e-mail: info@materia.nl