San Marco Group, a leading Italian building paints and coatings company, is launching a Call for Solutions to identify new solutions in the field of components and technologies that can give rise to next-generation water-based wall paints and coatings with reduced environmental impact.
Materials and the Unknown
The 23rd International Exhibition hosted at Triennale opened in July 2022 with the title Unknown Unknowns. An Introduction to Mysteries. It was conceived as a place of comparisons and debates in the field of design and society, where different cultures, experiences and perspectives can converge.
The Alchemic Laboratory: Alive and Regenerative Materials
If the Italian pavilion at the 23rd Triennale is a linear journey through works of XX Century Italian designers, the exhibition at its end pivots around the question of what we now consider “materials” and the concept of “matter” itself, displaying part of the work developed by Ingrid Paoletti and her team at Politecnico di Milano.
Colour Changing Materials: Summer vibes come alive
Colour changing materials have already been on the market for a while. Recent developments in technology and manufacturing processes have helped widen the field of application for these materials, ranging now from casual consumer products up to the textile and fashion industry.
Sailing Circular: the way we’d enjoy exploring the sea
For decades, people’s imagination has been associating summer time with sea holidays, and increasingly often specifically on board of boats or yachts. This cultural trend is driving an immediate impact on the economy: after the stop due to the covid-pandemic, the nautical industry is expecting a global 5.1% growth by 2027, while Italian builders have already performed exceptionally well with record sales during the last two years.
Algae based materials: a promising comeback
Recently a lot of research over new refining processes regarding the use of algae has been carried out worldwide.