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ChipChain

PROCÉDÉS CHÉNEL INTERNATIONAL
Pipe & Drop

Coverings Etc
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TiColor™

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Latest news

9 September

What if our body could bear all our electronics unencumbered by wires or cases? Through extensive re Read more

2 September

POWERleap has developed a flooring system that converts kinetic energy from pedestrian and vehicular Read more

1 September

Founded in 1999 by Tom Wiscombe, EMERGENT is dedicated to research as well as built work at many sca Read more

27 August

Korean designer HwaSung Yoo of Mars has designed a table and chair made of extruded aluminium with a Read more

27 August

Architect Pieta-Linda Auttila has completed a prototype holiday home in Helsinki, Finland, featuring Read more

26 August

California-based MotoArt, founded by artist Donovan Fell III, takes decommissioned airplanes and tur Read more

26 August

Dutch graduate designer Pascal Smelik has made an aluminium table cast from hot wax poured into cold Read more

18 August

Scientists were inspired by a unique series of bumps called tubercles on the fins of humpback whales Read more

18 August

Imagine if homeowners could print out plastic sheets of solar cells on inexpensive printers. Imagine Read more

12 August

Scream is a new aluminum chair from Bannavis Andrew Sribyatta of PIE Studio, an eco-friendly furnitu Read more

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Latest materials

Varaform

Runlite S.A.

Varaform is a natural cotton mesh impregnated with a thermoplastic resin. When heated with hot... Read more

Eco-Terr

Coverings Etc

Eco-Terr® is a future-friendly material made of recycled natural stone aggregates. Contains 70% pre-... Read more

Profile Series

CENTRIA Architectural Systems

Profile Series is a single-skin, profiled metal panel system with a full palette of both concealed a... Read more

Sambesi

Nya Nordiska Textiles GmbH

Sambesi is a classic leno weave with a very fine lengthwise mesh structure. It is made of linen 60%,... Read more

Pipe & Drop

PROCÉDÉS CHÉNEL INTERNATIONAL

The Pipe & Drop is a self-standing partition. It is made of drop paper: a mix of cellulosis, polyest... Read more

Versawall & Versapanel

CENTRIA Architectural Systems

Versawall & Versapanel are metal insulated composite wall panels with spanning capability that featu... Read more

Lumi-tiles

Tegelgroothandel TT BV

Lumi-tiles are tiles with a luminescent layer. It is possible to provide these tiles with an anti-sl... Read more

Wallstix

FEEK

Wallstix, designed by Frederik van Heereveld, ia made by a “Rockface” coated foam process. It is a t... Read more

LumiGram

LumiGram SARL

LumiGram is a French designer company for luxury fashion accessories, clothes and decoration items. ... Read more

Moulded Felt

betterfelt.com

The basic product is natural wool, which is carded and then felted. It can be felted in sheets or ar... Read more

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Latest events

BLICKFANG Stuttgart

12 March
Liederhalle Read more

Nordbygg

23 March
International Fairs, Stockholm, Scandinavia Read more

Light+Building

11 April
Messe, Frankfurt am Mein, Germany Read more

Maison&Objet

3 September
Paris, France Read more

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Latest publications

Paper Vase

Torafu Architects designed a yellow and blue paper container that comes as a flat disc. By pulling u Read more

Fluxus chandelier

Fluxus, a wavering Murano glass sculpture, is the result of the cooperation between designer Karim R Read more

Well Transparent Chair

London designer Ron Arad will show a polycarbonate version of his famous Well Tempered Chair at Barb Read more

Melissa Shoes

Plastic Stilleto Sandal.
Brazilian footwear brand Melissa collaborated with Paris couturier Jean Pa Read more

Lousiana Pavallion

Louisiana Pavilion developed by the R&D department GXN of 3XN architects wins JEC Innovation Award 2 Read more

Rainbow Church

Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has a fascination for natural phenomena. From May 2010- June 2010 Read more

Lens Table

Japanese architect Junya Ishigami designs furniture as if it is an architectural composition. Ordina Read more

Re-Creation

Studio-Re-Creation aims to preserve and re-shape your personal belongings and memories towards your Read more

Fragile Future

DesignTide in the Clouds

This year’s main exhibition space of Designtide Tokyo has again attracted much attention, surprising Read more

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Inspiration

Concept

Innovation involves 10% inspiration and 90% transpiration. A great deal of effort has been expended ... Read more

Curious

Wow! Strange, shocking, inspiring, out of the box… sometimes we come across things which are so rema... Read more

Ecology

We are all of us responsible for looking after the environment, both for ourselves and the generatio... Read more

Innovation

A creative force which is influenced by constantly-changing surroundings is a good conductor of inno... Read more

Manufacture

Craftsmanship or industrialisation? Individualisation or mass production? Every industry has its pro... Read more

Process

Who, what, where, and how is something created? What is the cooperation between the various parties ... Read more

Sense & Sensibility

We experience our surroundings via our senses. Besides form, the haptic characteristics of materials... Read more

Smart

Intelligence: in materials, in processes, in design. What is smart? And how you use it to its best e... Read more

Technology Transfer

There is a whole world of opportunities before us which have been developed by various branches and ... Read more

Trend

What is happening on the market, what determines whether or not something will be a hit? Social and ... Read more

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