MATERIALS #Materials on display in Kyoto

A colorful polyethylene resin foam material made by thermo-compressing the material used to manufacture kick boards mixed with original color.

This is a toolkit designed to to propose αGEL’s “experience/sensitivity value” to designers/developers who want to realize services/product designs that make use of the characteristics of the material, and to co-create business.

A one-of-a-kind steel product created piece by piece by craftsmen.

A transparent metallic cloth woven from ultra-fine stainless steel. It has unique properties in terms of functionality, such as electrical conductivity and non-inflammability.

Infinite forms of expression: Designing textures and metallic gloss via foil-processing techniques

A structure of which more than 90% is air: The most mechanically optimal structure combining strength and lightness

Reinforced cardboard that possesses both lightness and durability necessary for global distribution

Rare wood from millennium-old trees

Fluorescent pigment ink that develops RGB colors under ultraviolet light

Living with Japanese people since ancient times: A new, sustainable, recycle-friendly natural paint

Solderable soft wiring

Interference color aluminum pigment that sparkles with iridescence under light

Limonite: “Soil of the ages” and the work of nature over 300,000 years

Acrylic boards produced by creative minds in an original acrylic workshop

An interior material with the natural texture of cement and free of paint

Hida's hardwoods nurtured with the rich nature and manufacturing skills

Lamé thread used for Nishijin textile and Tango crepe with interdisciplinary materials and manufacturing methods

A new Bizen ware that changes expression depending on the conditions of light, darkness, wet and dry.

Next-generation water-based modeling material that enables new three-dimensional representations.

Lumisis® filaments containing heat resistant properties light up vividly when illuminating with black light.

Strength on the roof. Roof building materials specifically catering to the Japanese climate that can withstand seismic intensity 7.

The bumpy texture of Yuzen Leather came about by from a mishap during the trial and error process of dyeing.

This is a new material that is made by separating waste fibers by color and upcycling it as a raw material, giving it added value with original colors and fiber properties.

The pinnacle of the denim world : Offcuts from Okayama-made denim

High quality PLA filament produced with the knowledge and technology unique to textile makers.

Highly functional resin fiber that enables three-dimensional molding boasting both rigidity and elasticity by utilizing the difference in melting point temperatures.

Traditional Kyoto thread boasting gold and silver sparkles and color for decorating fabrics and for embroidery.

For bags, for belts worn by sumo wrestlers, for horse saddles. Strong and beautiful canvas made in a 130 year-old factory

Japanese paper from the mountains of Hida

Fine silk fabric from Kyoto Nishijin

A high-quality paint that complements the beauty of wood

Water-based paint that can be peeled off

Laminated pressboard with a texture and weight similar to wood

Kitayama Maruta lumber from Kyoto that meld together strength and beauty

Moldable ceramic grinding stone.

Functional and delicate fabrics developed through the history and culture of the Kyoto coast

Kyo Kumihimo braid made in a workshop in Kyoto Uji, is a traditional material born from the technique of braiding together more than three threads of yarn.

Industrial waste that had been discarded or recycled in the process of conventional manufacturing and distribution can be repurposed as materials that represent new possibilities.