Pressure Relief

Long lines, lost luggage and frustrating delays were the grim reality of many travelers this holiday seasn, and while respite from airline inefficiences isn't likely soon, there are a few changes underway that a least promise to make our time in the friendly skies healthier and safer.  From mitigating the effects of cabin pressure to purifying the air we breathe, Dr. Andrew Dent enlightens us on what's to come. Read more>

  
MEDIUM Award for Material of the Year

Each year, Material ConneXion juries hundreds of new materials into our Materials library. Now we're honoring the best of these innovations with our first annual MEDIUM Award for Material of the Year.  2009's winner─the groundbreaking Concrete Cloth─and our eleven honorable mentions are making their mark on every area of design, from architecture to consumer products and beyond.  Read more>
 

 Travel Material 

Artists have a particularly visceral approach to material experimentation.  George Beylerian witnessed this first hand during his travels to the 53rd Venice Biennale earlier this year.  He reports from Venice on the spectacular forms he discovered by two artists, GUALTI and Federica Marangoni, whose passion for materials drives their respective bodies of work in very different ways.  Read more >