Material ConneXion

Material ConneXion

Material ConneXion is a global materials consultancy that aims to help companies source advanced materials to enhance the performance, aesthetics and sustainability of their projects. The company is headquartered in New York City and was founded founded in 1997 by George M. Beylerian.[1] In addition to its New York office, the company has locations in Bangkok, Cologne, Daegu, Istanbul and Milan, and also maintains an online materials database. In May 2011, Material ConneXion announced that it would be opening 10 materials libraries throughout China by 2017. The company's first location in China will open in Beijing in 2011, followed by offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou in 2012.[2]

Material ConneXion maintains one of the largest physical libraries of advanced, innovative and sustainable materials and processes in the world.[3] The company relies on an independent jury of design practitioners to help it determine whether a new material or process is worthy of inclusion. All of the materials in its collection are categorized based on their chemical composition: Polymers, Naturals, Metals, Glass, Process, Ceramics, Cement-based, Carbon-based.[4]

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Work and reception

Material ConneXion was named a “Top Eco-Innovator” by The New York Times in 2007, recognized for its efforts to make information on sustainable materials and sustainable design practices more readily available to designers and corporations.[5] Material ConneXion's consulting work and Materials Library has led to the development and improvement of consumer products, architecture, packaging, interiors and numerous other design-related projects. The company's clients have included design and architecture firms, government agencies,[6] and large corporations such as Adidas,[7] Target Corporation,[7] PUMA,[8] and BMW.[9]

In 2001, designer Sandy Chilewich discovered a woven vinyl material in Material ConneXion's library that led to her Chilewich brand of household products and accessories.[4] The company also worked with designer Harry Allen to find a sustainable, low-cost, post-industrial polypropylene packaging material for Aveda’s award-winning Ukuru line of cosmetics.[10] In 2004, Material ConneXion helped Nike source a monofilament sleeving normally used to protect PVC pipes from bursting for use in its Air Jordan XIX.

Through its recent partnership with McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) and the Environmental Protection and Encouragement Agency (EPEA), Material ConneXion is the only Materials Library in the world to feature Cradle to Cradle assessed and certified materials and the only materials consultancy to offer Cradle to Cradle Certification and Cradle to Cradle product development.[11]

Expertise

Material ConneXion’s vice president of materials research, Dr. Andrew H. Dent, recently[when?] wrote the bi-monthly ‘About Materials Innovation’ column for BusinessWeek[12] and is a frequent speaker on topics related to sustainability and design.[13]

Material ConneXion published its first book, Material ConneXion: The Global Resource of New and Innovative Materials for Architects, Artists and Designers in 2005, followed by its second, Ultra Materials: How Materials Innovation is Changing the World (Thames & Hudson) in 2007.[14]

References

  1. ^ Rohrlich, Marianne (1996-10-24). "The New York Times,"Fabrics spun from cork, steel and (gasp) polyester"". Nytimes.com. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/24/garden/fabrics-spun-from-cork-steel-and-gasp-polyester.html?scp=25&sq=%22material+connexion&st=nyt. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
  2. ^ http://www.dexigner.com/news/23120
  3. ^ "Fast Company,"Matter"". Fastcompany.com. 2007-12-19. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/119/matter.html. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
  4. ^ a b "FLYP, "Material Evidence"". Flypmedia.com. 2008-10-23. http://www.flypmedia.com/content/material-evidence. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
  5. ^ "The New York Times, "The Eco-Innovators"". Nytimes.com. 2007-05-20. http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2007/05/20/magazine/20070520_ECOINNO_SLIDESHOW_2.html. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
  6. ^ "Interior Design,"Material ConneXion Taps into the Philippines"". Interiordesign.net. 2006-04-19. http://www.interiordesign.net/article/CA6325752.html. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
  7. ^ a b "WWD,"Making a ConneXion"". Accessmylibrary.com. 2002-08-13. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26470246_ITM. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
  8. ^ http://catalystsdr.com/2010/06/the-future-of-design-business-and-sustainability/
  9. ^ Leland, John (2002-03-14). "The New York Times,"The Guru of Goo (And Gels, Mesh and Resin)"". Nytimes.com. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/14/garden/the-guru-of-goo-and-gels-mesh-and-resin.html?pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
  10. ^ Finn, Bridget (2004-10-01). "CNN Money". Money.cnn.com. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/10/01/8186698/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
  11. ^ Jana, Reena (2007-09-19). "BusinessWeek". BusinessWeek. http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/sep2007/id20070919_689774.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
  12. ^ "BusinessWeek, "About Materials Innovation"". Businessweek.com. 2008-01-28. http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jan2008/id20080128_385339.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
  13. ^ "Plastics News". Plastics News. http://www.plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=17304. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
  14. ^ Harry (2007-11-11). "Mocoloco". Mocoloco. http://mocoloco.com/archives/004780.php. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 

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