Materials Council Blog

Expo Milano 2015 materials tour: mineralBrad Turner. November 16, 2015.

Continuing our four-part materials tour of Expo Milano 2015, in our second post we look at all things mineral.

Engineered nature: materials made to performBrad Turner. November 13, 2015.

In this article, originally written for Architonic and re-published by Designboom, Materials Council explore the various ways that natural materials can be engineered, making them truly super-natural and offering entirely new methods of production and construction.

Composites / Materials / Natural / Polymers / Reports / Stone / Sustainability / Timber

Expo Milano 2015 materials tour: metalBrad Turner. November 9, 2015.

This summer, Materials Council visited the expansive (and no doubt expensive) World Expo, held this year in Milan, to explore the materials employed by the various nation’s pavilions. As the six-month-long expo finally comes to a close, what better time to publish the first post in our four part materials tour.

Materials / Metals / Reports

Ege carpets production tourBrad Turner. October 24, 2015.

Materials Council visited the central Herning factory of Danish carpet brand Ege, one of Europe’s largest carpet manufacturers, to see first-hand the advanced technology employed in the production of their carpets.

Application / Ege / Flooring / Materials / Production tours / Textiles

RIBA Regent Street Window installation with EPR architectsBrad Turner. September 14, 2015.

For RIBA’s 6th annual Regent Street Windows project Materials Council have collaborated with EPR architects to create a unique window installation for fashion brand Anthropologie.

Exhibitions & Events / Materials / Natural / RIBA Regent Street Windows