Materials – Science of the Time

SOME ADVICE FROM DAD – ON HOW TO STAY A SANE PROFESSIONAL

Deanne Elstrom wrote a blog for Futurists Club with advices ‘From A Mother’, herself, to the younger generations of Futurists Club’s readers. It was highly appreciated by you, and pretty…

HOWBOTTLE AND TURNING PLASTIC WASTE INTO BAGS

WHAT IT IS? HowBottle is a brand founded by Ningning Huang, who aims to reduce plastic waste by recycling plastic bottles, and sometimes other types of ‘single-use’ plastics into clothing…

EVERLASTING FLOWERS

When plastic pollution metamorphoses into flower sculpture… What is it? Plastic artist William Amor transforms plastic waste into graceful flower arrangements. Jewellery, interior decorations, monumental installations… The founder of Créations…

ON HOW THE CORONA PANDEMIC INFLUENCES THE USE OF TEXTILE

Textiles can be seen in the streets more than ever before because of facemasks, that really are ‘in your face’. So, Textile can be seen as a protection against diseases.…

CHEMICALS-RELEASING SPORTSWEAR

What is it The company Under Armour is famous for being the leader in innovation in the sports world. They are always one step ahead and they are driven by…

Hitti, N. (2019, 23 juli). Rosie Broadhead weaves bacteria into clothing fibres to create a second skin. Geraadpleegd op 8 juni 2020, van https://www.dezeen.com/2019/07/23/rosie-broadhead-weaves-bacteria-into-clothing-fibres-to-create-a-second-skin/

SKIN II: A SECOND SKIN

What if we can make an interaction between the benefits of the human skin and the clothes we wear? Designer Rosie Broadhead thought about this question and came up with the project…

Alien Ceramics

Inspired by the moon lander, Stockholm-based artist Åsa Stenerhag has created a series of ceramic objects in collaboration with ‘Massproductions’ that she suggests might be alien body parts. Finished in…

Flexiramics

What it is Would you believe there is a new type of ceramic that bends and shapes every way you’d want to? Eurekite has designed a revolutionary material. It’s…