FluidSolids consists of industrial waste from renewable raw materials, which is shaped by a degradable binding agent based on proteins.

The unusual geometry of the stool is formed by utilizing gravity and a magnetic field. The designer Jolan van der Wiel has built up a machine with a large magnet and presented it at imm Cologne 2012.

The invention of a textile screw forms the basis for the recyclability of all climatex textiles and is the reason for the targeted arrangement of natural and synthetic fibers in functional rooms.

On the basis of a traditional fermentation process using genetically modified bacteria, spider silk proteins can for the first time be produced in any quantity for a wide variety of applications.

Julian Lechner was inspired in an Italian coffee bar to create a mug using coffee grounds from espresso machines and caramelized sugar. The natural binding agent enables around 20 cups of coffee to…

Alphamesh refers to facade and surface materials that consist of a large number of interwoven metal rings or of scale braids. The transparency of the ring structure enables working with light effects…

Wassilij Grod from the Bauhaus University Weimar has developed a lightweight bamboo panel as a material-efficient building material. The middle layer consists of diagonally cut bamboo ring pieces…

It is called "Concrete Cloth" and was originally developed for military purposes. What is meant is a spacer fabric filled with dry concrete, which can be flexibly deformed and fully hardens in just…

The technology is based on melting the surface of the plastic and foaming the material using a laser beam. Gas bubbles form, which are firmly integrated into the material structure.

Carbo e-therm from FutureCarbon GmbH, Bayreuth is a surface heating system whose function is based on the integration of carbon nanotubes CNT into a coating.

Based on olive leaves as a renewable raw material and residue, wet-green GmbH has developed a new natural olive tanning agent with cross-linking properties and derived an environmentally friendly…

BananaPlac is the result of a student project at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Fiber material from banana trees is used to produce a thermally formable panel material.

In lightweight construction for mobile applications, the materials used must have a complex profile of properties. One example is Aerofabríx from Aeroíx in Berlin. The manufacturer uses flocking…

Nicola Burggraf developed an installation using bioluminescent effects, in which luminaires react to the movement of visitors and can emit flashes of light.

Luminoso is the name of a wood-based material with translucent properties that is used in interior design as a transparent room divider or projection surface.

They can be found on the coasts of southern Italy, Tunisia and Sicily. Neptune balls are matted seaweed balls from the Posidonia oceanica plant with some exceptional properties for the construction…