Overview: Features Chris Lefteri
Functional plastics – designing for circularity
27.07.2022
Few, if any, materials can compete with plastics in terms of adaptability and versatility – many different material properties can be derived from the same basic chemistry, meaning that complex product assemblies can be made with a single type of plastic.
A guide to sustainable plastics
27.07.2022
As a designer, plastics and sustainability can be difficult to navigate. There are so many parameters to consider – from the origin and environmental footprint of raw materials to the durability and quality of specific materials and maximising the chances of recovery and recycling at the end of life of plastics products.
"My ambition is to further expand the position of K as the most relevant meeting place for the industry worldwide."
02.09.2022
Thomas Franken talks about his expectations for K2022, the challenges the industry faces and what technology is likely to develop in the coming years.
Gorgeous plastics – circular aesthetics
14.09.2022
Few materials can compete with plastics when it comes to functional versatility, but the same can also be said for creating aesthetic expressions with plastics. At a time when they are often associated with generally negative press most consumer brands want to shy away from it is a material family. It needs to readdress the balance and play to more durable, higher-value stories.
"CMF has an opportunity to really understand all those different consumers"
21.09.2022
Falza Khanani talks about the different possibilites of Color, Material and Finish design.
Interview with Nick Garfias & Jonathan Thompson, Oakley
30.09.2022
"Designers love solving problems."
14.10.2022
Sue Neuhauser and Page Beermann of Faraday Future talk about the opportunities for CMF in the automotive industry.
"We are looking at how to redesign products and how to re-use parts of them"
21.10.2022