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| Material Vision accelerates use of intelligent materials  The third Material Vision – Materials for Product Development, Design and Architecture, International Trade Fair and Conference – ended on 23 November 2007 with a slight increase in the number of visitors. On the two days of the fair, 2,034 product developers, architects and designers from 27 countries came to the 'Forum' of Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre to find out about the range of modern materials and materials technologies (2005: 1,950 visitors). After Germany, the top five visitor nations at Material Vision were The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Great Britain and Austria.This was the first time that Material Vision had been held as part of 'nanotech+material week frankfurt'. Held under the heading 'nanotech+material week frankfurt', Material Vision, 'Nanotechnologieforum Hessen', Nanosolutions and the Chemical Nanotechnology Talks provided a central platform for manufacturers, developers and potential users of new materials and nanotechnology. Rounding off the presentations by 60 manufacturers on 2,500 square metres (gross) of exhibition space was the Material Vision Conference on 22 November. The programme, which attracted 130 participants, was distinguished by numerous top speakers including Tobias Adami, Project Manager, Hannes Wettstein, Zurich, Ville Kokkonen, R&D Manager, Artek, Helsinki, designer Damian O’Sullivan, Rotterdam, Leif Huff, Head of the Consumer Experience Design Department, IDEO, Munich, and designer, author and lecturer for product design, Nicola Stattmann, Frankfurt am Main. British materials expert Chris Lefteri chaired the conference.Also extremely popular were the lectures held in the Exhibitor Forum on new materials and specific applications in the fields of product development, design and architecture. The lectures at the new Exhibitor Forum were given by companies such as 3M Deutschland, Evonik Degussa, Ticona, Robatex and Schreiner VarioLight. Also extremely popular were the lectures held in the Exhibitor Forum on new materials and specific applications in the fields of product development, design and architecture. The lectures at the new Exhibitor Forum were given by companies such as 3M Deutschland, Evonik Degussa, Ticona, Robatex and Schreiner VarioLight. Another highlight was the presentation of the Design Plus Award. Altogether, 30 products distinguished by a combination of innovative materials, good design and intelligent functionality were selected for the Design Plus Award at Material Vision. The winners came from Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, The Netherlands, Sweden and Belgium. A total of 175 entries were submitted from 20 countries. This was the second time that the Design Plus competition had been held on the occasion of Material Vision. As previously, it was organised by the German Design Council. The next Material Vision will be held from 13 to 14 November 2008 in association with 'nanotech+material week frankfurt' (11 to 14 November 2008). write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |