By Chris Lefteri
05/03/12
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By Chris Lefteri
15/02/12
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This chart gives an overview of the basics of smart materials. It is based on the definition that smart materials react to the environment in a way that is reversible. It groups the materials...
By Chris Lefteri
02/02/12
6017 Views
In this 10min interview, Smart Materials Theme Champion, Chris Lefteri talks to Jeremy Davenport about:
How designers are leading the development of new materials and...
By Kelechi Amadi
28/06/11
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By Chris Lefteri
27/05/11
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By Chris Lefteri
12/05/11
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By Chris Lefteri
12/05/11
2999 Views
Here is the first in a regular monthly feature on different themes within the Uk smart materials sector. No big jargon, just a snapshot of technologies designers should know about and make use...
By Chris Lefteri
09/03/11
3326 Views
Below are five key recomendations extracted from the Kino event (posted below) with design studios which explored new ways to engage smart materials industry
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By Chris Lefteri
25/02/11
1797 Views
How do you connect designers with UK technologies and materials in a meaningful way that helps deliver opportunities for commercialisation? The convergence of technologies combined with the...
By Chris Lefteri
25/02/11
1129 Views
Would you like to explore the opportunities for a new and exciting class of materials?
Smart Materials Sector of Materials KTN has arranged a free workshop that will look at a...
By Stephen Morris
20/01/11
1318 Views
Fabrican was developed by Dr Manel Torres while studying his MA in Fashion Women's Wear at the Royal College of Art. Fabrican was recently selected by Time magazine as one of the Best...
By Chris Lefteri
20/12/10
3102 Views
"When I first come to a place, I notice all of the little details: I notice the way the sky looks, the color of white paper, the way people walk, doorknobs, everything. Then I get used...
By Chris Lefteri
24/11/10
1568 Views
Following Bare Conductive’s award from the TSB last month, I am pleased to discover another success for a designer who developed a new material. Three British designers Jane ni...
By Chris Lefteri
20/11/10
1431 Views
I was invited to give a talk by Simon O'Rafferty from the Eco Centre in Cardiff at a sustainable materials event last month. Sustainability is not the focus of this materials beacon...
By Chris Lefteri
05/11/10
871 Views
Food is sensory, food is a process, food has a common language, food is fun, food is a global issue, food is a great way to tie an accessible, encompassing subject to liven up design...
By Chris Lefteri
04/11/10
409 Views
What have you been doing since you won the Disruptive Solutions competition? We just ran a workshop at the Royal College of Art with sixteen Industrial Design Engineering...
By Chris Lefteri
31/10/10
1331 Views
The skin-friendly conductive ink from recent Royal College of Art graduates Bare Conductive have picked up £100,000 of funding at Innovate 2010 this month. This continues to...
By Chris Lefteri
26/10/10
1527 Views
Can the creative industries lead in exploiting new materials? This was the question that we wanted to address for the Materials Beacon. But what do we mean by creative industries?...
By Chris Lefteri
19/09/10
618 Views
Q: Is there a criterion on the scale of company to get involved (i.e. design companies are typically very small)? A: No, size is no barrier (companies must be financially solvent). ...
By Tony Henderson
15/01/10
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