Shahar Livne: “Plastic will become a nostalgic material”
She is the designer of a new material called Lithoplast. Livne talks about her work, the future of plastic and the role of the designer in contemporary times.
Algae are the future biomaterial for architecture and design
3D printed to produce everyday objects, dried and pressed to provide thermal insulation for buildings or exposed to the sun for filtering air from pollution: three projects show the possible sustainable use of algae in architecture and design.
IAAC develops a responsive material regulating temperature and humidity
The cladding system designed by the Digital Matter - Intelligent Contruction course lowers the internal temperature up to 5°C.