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"Material Innovation" on BusinessWeek
Our bi-weekly column for BusinessWeek looks at the smart substances, intelligent interfaces and sensory surfaces that are transforming design.
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 Retail Environments Magazine
July/August 2010 Our Materials Specialist Beatrice Ramnarine identifies five material trends that are helping to make retail spaces more adaptive to the consumer. Discover the materials and technologies that store designers need to know about, from color-changing textiles to motion sensitive light panels. Read more>
 Brand Packaging
April / May 2010 Dr. Andrew Dent spells out his strategy for sustainable packaging design in this materials manifesto for the packaging industry. Learn how far we've come and what lies ahead on the road to achieving truly sustainable packaging solutions. Read more>
 NY Daily News
April 5, 2010 Learn how a single material discovered on our library inspired a hugely successful brand of home accessories by designer Sandy Chilewich that has been a top-seller in stores from Neiman Marcus to MoMA's Design shop for the past ten-plus years. Read more >
 WWD Lifestyle
April 1, 2010 WWD covered Material ConneXion's kick-off event for The Fashion Center's Sidewalk/Catwalk, a public art installation featuring mannequins styled by some of the industry's leading names that will debut on the streets of NYC this summer. The designers were in attendance to check-out the cutting-edge, high-strength materials our specialists have selected for them to use in their outfits. Read more >
 MSNBC
March 2010 MSNBC's "Your Business" visited Material ConneXion to learn how we inspire companies big and small with access to the latest cutting-edge materials and technologies. Watch how materials discovered in our library helped to launch the Chilewich brand of top-selling products and a new sneaker from Nike.
 SEED
February 2010 "Scientists and designers join forces at an unusual consultancy, bringing technical savvy to assist anyone in search of the right material," writes SEED magazine on Material ConneXion. Read SEED's interview with Dr. Andrew Dent, then click here to see a slide show of some of latest high-tech additions to our Materials Library.
 GCI (Global Cosmetics Industry)
January 2010 Dr. Andrew Dent previews a few key topics from our 2010 Material Technology Report: Sustainable Design - Materials & Methodologies Driving Innovation in the latest issue of GCI. Read his introduction here, then learn how you can order your own report for complete access to the material trends that will help you design smart in 2010.
 1st Dibs
January 2010 1stdibs.com's online feature on Material ConneXion takes a look at some of the incredible projects our Materials Library has helped to bring about. "As a designer, your eyes light up when you walk in that library," says Harry Allen, who recounts his discovery of a sustainable packaging material for Aveda's Ukuru makeup line. Read more>
 Window Fashion Vision
January 2010 Material ConneXion's materials specialist, Beatrice Ramnarine, identifies some innovative ideas for window treatments in the latest issue of Window Fashion Vision. Check out her selections here, from meshes, metals and natural fibers to high-tech textiles.
 WFSGI Handbook 10
January 2010 In his recent "What is Green" column for the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry's official handbook, Dr. Andrew Dent advises manufacturers to avoid the term altogether and instead opt for quantifiable benchmarks that can communicate a product's environmental impact accurately and truthfully. Read more>
 Metropolis
January 2010 Dr. Andrew Dent gives his materials forecast for the decade ahead in Metropolis's "What's Next: 1-5-10" issue. According to Andrew, by 2020 "we are going to start mining landfills for their valuable metals and minerals." Read more of his predictions here>
 I.D.
January/February 2010 Concrete Canvas - makers of our 2009 MEDIUM Award for Material of the Year winner Concrete Cloth - recently caught the eye of I.D. magazine, which featured the company's concrete shelters as one of its "40 Transformative Design Projects." Says Concrete Canvas co-founder Peter Brewin on their Material of the Year win, "It's a huge help. That's the kind of validation that helps us get our product out there so we can lower production costs...[to] make it more affordable to NGO's." Read more >
 Plastics News
December 9, 2009 "Plastic News recaps Dr. Andrew Dent's recent IDSA presentation on the challenge of designing sustainably. "Dent does not pretend it is easy," writes the magazine's Robert Grace, "but insists that everyone, eventually, is going to have to factor take-back into their design and manufacturing equation." Read the full article or view a video clip of Dent's presentation.
 Surface
Fall 2009 "Dr. Andrew H. Dent is a materials maestro," writes Surface magazine in its 12th Annual Avant Guardian Issue, celebrating America's top innovators and image-makers. "From his post as Vice President at the global company Material ConneXion, the New York-headquartered scientist has consulted designers and manufacturers on efficient or sustainable materials for their products for nine years." Read more >
 Dwell
November 2009 Dwell invited Material ConneXion to choose some innovative materials from our Materials Library for the magazine's November issue. Explore the latest advancements for architecture and design in this online preview or read the full article here >
 I.D. Magazine
November/December 2009 "Material ConneXion explores design's far-out future" in Bits 'n Pieces, an exhibition of work by eight international designers whose use of innovative materials and technologies are "making the impossible possible and the cutting edge quotidian," writes I.D.'s Kelsey Keith. Read More >
 Mix
Fall 2009 UK color trends magazine, Mix, interviews our own Dr. Andrew Dent on what it's like to oversee the world's largest library of advanced and innovative materials and the consulting work that flourishes behind the scenes. Read More >
 The New York Times
July 2009 Anyone buying cushions for outdoor furniture probably wonders which will resist fading in the sun and which are likely to repel mold and mildew," writes The Times' Julie Scelfo. "But without a PhD in materials science, it can be difficult to answer those questions. That's where Andrew Dent comes in." Read More >
 Financial Times : FT Weekend Magazine
June 20, 2009 "Materials libraries are one of the newest and most intriguing manifestations of materials science," writes journalist George Pendel. "While design schools and chemical companies often maintain an in-house library, none is as extensive or up-to-date as Material ConneXion's...whose aim is to offer architects and product designers a vast array of ground-breaking new materials." Read More >
 I.D. Magazine
July/August 2009 Material ConneXion presents the winners from I.D. magazine's Annual Design Review in an exhibition opening June 15. The "global design consultancy...hosted some of this year's juries in their New York space," writes I.D., "and it's the perefect spot to showcase our winners." Read More >
 Clear
May/June 2009 Clear magazine features Material ConneXion's Neal Small retrospective. "With this exhibition we're hoping to renew and revive interest in the very timely work of this seminal designer," says George Beylerian, Founder & CEO of Material ConneXion, "and to remind people that before a material becomes commonplace, it's birth is a technological innovation. For Plexiglas, the designer was Neal Small." Read More >
 SNAP
May/June 2009 "A Neal Small retrospective marks the opening of the new showroom and headquarters of Material ConneXion...[who] has hit the nail on the head...pairing a great designer's legacy with its own mission to encourage the use of novel cermics, glass, metals and plastics." Read more >
 The Architect's Newspaper
May 2009 Expanding "to a space twice its previous size to handle the growing need for its services" presented Material ConneXion with the perfect opportunity to design its offices by drawing on the "library's many intriguing materials, looking to products that demonstrated a commitment to design, new technology, and the environment," writes The Architect's Newspaper's Danielle Rago. Read more >
 Metropolis
May 2009 Metropolis Magazine recently sat down with Material ConneXion's Dr. Andrew Dent for a briefing on the new wave of bioplastics and some tips on how designers can incorporate these plant-based alternatives into their furniture and products.
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 Home Furnishings News (HFN)
May 11, 2009 HFN Senior Editor Andrea Lillo profiles the past, present and future of Material ConneXion, writing that "after more than 11 years in business" the company "is still the place to go for such materials as squeezable magnets and transparent concreted. And touching is encouraged."
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 Elsevier
November 2008 Chris Bangle, chief of design at BMW tells Elsevier how Material Connexion transforms his projects. Learn how a walk through Material Connexion's on-site library resulted in the innovative fabric covered car GiNA Light Visionary Model.
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 Architectural Record
March 19, 2009 Architectural Record cites the recent expansion of Material ConneXion's Library into new corporate headquarters - making way for the display of even more eco-friendly offerings - as an example of "the outright growth in the marketplace for sustainable materials"
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 AXIS
March/April 2009 Japan’s leading magazine for design and culture interviews Material ConneXion’s Dr. Dent about the latest trends in multi-sensory materials. Check-out what’s on the horizon for design that stimulates our sense of taste, touch, smell and sound.
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 Elle Decor India
February/March 2009 George M. Beylerian, CEO & founder of Material ConneXion, gives Elle Decor India an overview of the latest materials for 2009. "Material trends are moving from value-based to those that consider the impact they have on the environment," says Beylerian. In 2009, "simpler, better-made, lower-impact supplies are likely to win out."
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 Boutique Design
November/December 2008 - Boutique Design discovers why Material ConneXion is an inspirational resource for high-end hospitality designers. "Clients come here looking for interaction in materials," says our Materials Specialist Beatrice Ramnarine. "They want harmony between functionality and aesthetics."
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 CPC Packaging
November/December 2008 - Material Connexion's Senior Research Scientist examines "a more comprehensive approach to sustainabiility...considering not just the materials used in products and packaging, but also the environmental impacts of manufacturing and the end of life. "
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 FLYP Magazine
October 24, 2008 - "Now that the health of the planet is at stake," writes Donna Sapolin in Flyp's interactive feature Material Evidence, "Material ConneXion's expertise is more than helpful - it is indispensible."
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 BusinessWeek Innovation
September 15, 2008 - Material ConneXion's Innovation Lab is featured as an Innovation Tool in BusinessWeek's special Innovation Issue. An example of the custom-built Lab is currently on view at Haworth, Inc.'s new corporate headquarters.
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 The Bourne Report
October 5, 2008 - Click below to hear Material Connexion's Dr. Andrew Dent discuss how the latest developments in nanotechnology and MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) are changing the textile/apparel industry.
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 I.D.
September / October 2008 - I.D.'s article on BMW's new concept car "GINA" reveals how the company's chief designer, Chris Bangle, came to Material ConneXion's Library looking for new, innovative textiles to use in the car's design.
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 Architectural Record
September 2008 - Architectural Record asks Material ConneXion's Dr. Andrew to identify some of the current material trends for interiors. "Sustainability is a given," states Dent, "but what we have seen is a maturity of sustainability and a greater understanding of what sustainability is."
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 New York Daily News
August 27, 2008 - The New York Daily News ranked Material ConneXion's VP of Materials and Library Research, Dr. Andrew H. Dent, #23 on their list of "Fashion's 50 Most Powerful: The New Yorkers who make a 47 billion industry tick," describing Material ConneXion's library as a "Wikipedia of fabrics."
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 Modern Carpets & Textiles for Interiors
Summer 2008 - UK Magazine Modern Carpets & Textiles for Interiors includes a special feature on the history of Material ConneXion and a review of our recent publication, Ultra Materials: How Material Innovation is Changing the World.
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 Chemical & Engineering News
June 30, 2008 - C&EN's feature Material ConneXion's Library included some glowing reviews from our members: "Being able to have a hands-on feel for materials or see how they've been applied is very valuable," says Paul Katz, Senior Design Engineer at Smart Design.
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 Creativity
June 2008 - Material ConneXion's Senior Research Scientist, Cynthia Tyler, weighs in the role of Green Materials in the article "Are We Green Yet: Or, how the brand world can move from thinner water bottles to a real, long-term sustainability ethic."
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 Telegraph Magazine
May 31, 2008 - London's Telegraph Magazine interviews Material ConneXion's Dr. Andrew H. Dent on new and innovative material textiles.
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 Monday Morning Quarterback
May 2008 - Material Connexion opens its first Innovation Lab in Holland, Michigan at the corporate headquarters of Haworth Inc. and brings with it "a unique interactive exhibition of innovative materials and products tailored to Haworth's specific design needs and business objectives."
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 Metropolis Magazine
May 2008 - Metropolis Magazine recounts how Material ConneXion found just the right material for Architect Meta Brunzema's design for a River Pool on the Hudson River.
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