Materials Village – Special Edition
Returning for its seventh edition, Materials Village is the event created by Materially to promote the development and the diffusion of innovation and sustainability starting from materials.
In this Special Edition, Materially showcases some aspects of the materials transformation of everyday life through the examples of companies, designers and researchers who make innovation and attention to processes the centre of their work. At Materials Village, companies and start-ups will present materials, showcasing productive processes and technologies aimed towards sustainability, optimization of performances and a circular economy.
Among these companies, Foliae Surfaces focuses on the possibility of rethinking the use of natural raw materials in the production of materials for furniture to propose sustainable alternatives with flexible and post-formable concrete coverings, wall panels and transparent and backlit panels.
The ecological proposal of Hometreschic is expressed in the new collection of cement tiles resulting from research for a finishing technique that respects the environment. Handmade with a low environmental impact processing, they already have a protective treatment in the production phase that does not use chemicals.
Guided by the CYCLE OF GOODNESS® philosophy – no one prospers without rendering benefit to others – YKK aims to contribute to a sustainable society through its products and manufacturing operations; recycling friendly zippers and buttons, sustainable zippers due to the recycled tape made from PET bottles and other post-consumer materials and zippers partially made with the by-product of sugar production which allows for a reduction in its petroleum usage and the associated C02 emissions.
Materials Village will also host “WastEnders“, an exhibition curated by the team of researchers at Materially, dedicated to startups and new businesses which utilise materials coming from agricultural or industrial waste for innovative applications and everyday objects.