“Where others see garbage, I see raw material,” says Javier Goyeneche, president of Ecoalf. The company’s goal is to create the first generation of recycled products with the same quality, design and technical properties as the best non-recycled products. Photo: Ecoalf. Javier Goyeneche, president of Ecoalf Recycled Fabrics S.L., headquartered in Madrid, Spain, [...]

3M™ chief design officer Eric Quint revealed during Milan Design Week that 3M will open its first-ever center for design in Minneapolis this July, focusing on innovation in water preservation, energy conservation and innovative applications of materials. Photo: Stefano Boeri Architetti. Milan Design week allows designers and innovators in materials to wow the [...]

Iconic baseball venues Fenway Park, Wrigley Field and Yankee Stadium chose Ultra Cross Black Dyneema®, often called “invisible netting” in the industry. “By using Ultra Cross product, the performance and the look will remain unaffected regardless of the natural elements,” says Dan Oliver, president of NET Systems Inc. Photo: DSM Dyneema. Baseball is [...]

Jenny E. Sabin, Cornell University’s Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger assistant professor of architecture, views PolyThread as a prototype for fabric-based structures. “I can see this as a permanent large outdoor pavilion or structure that could operate well in a park or an outdoor environment,” she said in a recent article in the [...]

After more than two decades, NFL owners voted 30-2 to allow the St. Louis Rams to move to California in 2016, in part because of the scale of the L.A. proposal. “It’s more than just a stadium,” says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “It’s a project, an entertainment complex, that we believe will be successful [...]

BioSurf® allows manufacturers and retailers of office and home furniture, store fixtures, wall panels and interior signs access to “custom-look” surfacing solutions in small order quantities at a reasonable price. Photo: Biovation Acquisition Company. Hospital and health care facilities have discovered that home-like surroundings, soothing sounds and enlivening art play roles in helping [...]

“Cutting-edge technology and close attention to good fit: this is the plus point of the technology called Emana®, a safe beauty secret for those who wear them and invisible to everyone else,” says Renato Boaventura, president of the Global Business Unit Fibras of the Solvay Group. Photo: Solvay Group. Slide into a pair [...]

MAD Architects is a global architecture firm that combines futuristic, organic and technologically advanced designs with a contemporary interpretation of the Eastern affinity for nature. Invisible Border, displayed during the 2016 Milan Design Week, highlights the firm’s vision to create balance between humanity,the city and the environment. Photos: MAD Architects. Milan, Italy, takes [...]

Every part of the Ghislaine Viñas Interior Design “Out of the Blue” tableau uses Sunbrella® fabric—and represents some aspect of the AIDS/HIV dilemma worldwide. Three circular appliqué designs on the tablecloth, for example, display lines representing the nearly seven million people whose lives have been saved in the past 15 years due to growing [...]