This is the Materia Newsletter for May 2010, packed with new materials, events and information. For your inspiration, read on!
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Events
Materia Inspiration Centre Amsterdam!
Materia is looking for partners to realize the biggest material library ever, opening in 2011. Are you a manufacturer of innovative materials and products and would you like to have a showroom in this inspiring buzzing centre in Amsterdam?
Please contacte.zijlstra@materia.nl
In the spotlight
Although stingrays are popular in Asia as edible fish, its leather is a real rarity. Stingrays are no subject to the protection of species. Not only is stingray leather beautiful to look at, it is also highly wear-resistant. In respect of the wear and tear durability stingray leather surpasses all other leathers.
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News
Tokujin Yoshioka’s second chandelier design for the Swarovski Crystal Palace is a living crystal grown in a tank filled with a mineral solution. The crystals solidify into a dynamic sphere using a technique that slows down movement and provides a structure for natural gathering. The result, a chandelier with the image of a starry night.
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Inspiration
Twin brothers Richard and Ian Abell of studio Based Upon create surfaces like a work of art using metals, resins and lacquers. Applied as a liquid, the handmade textured skins achieve a luxurious , painterly aesthetic.
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