MATERIALS #Materials on display in Kyoto
A list of material samples on display at FabCafe Kyoto.
NISHIJIN CARBON
Carbon textile that realizes "patterned weaving" and "mixed weaving of different materials", which is difficult to achieve with conventional carbon fiber.
- #Heat resistant
- #Tip material
- #Lightweight
- #Processing resistant materials
- #Conduction and power generation
- #Soft
- #Fiber
- #Carbon
- #Traditional
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FUMISOME
Ink for taking notes made with natural ingredients as its main component that makes use of original techniques
- #Dyeing
- #Japan
- #Sustainable
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ASIA COLOR TREND BOOK
The only Design Trend Book in the world originating in Asia
- #Asia
- #Japan
- #Tip material
- #Traditional
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COLOR POLYMOCK
A colorful polyethylene resin foam material made by thermo-compressing the material used to manufacture kick boards mixed with original color.
- #Sense of touch
- #Molding
- #Buffer
- #Lightweight
- #Hard
- #Soft
- #Resin
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12 Haptics αGEL Sample Kit
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
- #Sensory Material
- #Japan
- #Sense of touch
- #Soft
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ARTSTEEL
A one-of-a-kind steel product created piece by piece by craftsmen.
- #Japan
- #Aging
- #Surface
- #Molding
- #Resistance to flame
- #Conduction and power generation
- #Hard
- #Metal
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Stainless Mesh
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.
- #Heat resistant
- #Japan
- #Surface
- #Molding
- #Flexible
- #Lightweight
- #Resistance to flame
- #Permeability
- #Soft
- #Fiber
- #Metal
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HIKIHAKU
Infinite forms of expression: Designing textures and metallic gloss via foil-processing techniques
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HONEYCOMB
A structure of which more than 90% is air: The most mechanically optimal structure combining strength and lightness
- #Metal
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Tri-Wall
Reinforced cardboard that possesses both lightness and durability necessary for global distribution
- #Sustainable
- #Lightweight
- #Hard
- #Paper
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YAKUSUGI WOOD
Rare wood from millennium-old trees
- #Wood
- #Traditional
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SUNLUMISIS INK FOR PAINT
Fluorescent pigment ink that develops RGB colors under ultraviolet light
- #Luminescence
- #Paint material
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URUSHI (JAPANESE LACQUER)
Living with Japanese people since ancient times: A new, sustainable, recycle-friendly natural paint
- #Bonding
- #Coating
- #Resin
- #Traditional
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- TOKYO
KNITTED ELECTRIC WIRE
Solderable soft wiring
- #Wearable
- #Flexible
- #Conduction and power generation
- #Fiber
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Toyo Aluminium K.K. CHROMASHINE®︎
Interference color aluminum pigment that sparkles with iridescence under light
- #Tip material
- #Paint material
- #Metal
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LIMONITE
Limonite: “Soil of the ages” and the work of nature over 300,000 years
- #Metal
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“TOKYO ACRYL” BY MIYUKI ACRYL
Acrylic boards produced by creative minds in an original acrylic workshop
- #Molding
- #Permeability
- #Resin
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SOLIDO typeF coffee
An interior material with the natural texture of cement and free of paint
- #Surface
- #Resistance to flame
- #Cement
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HARDWOOD TIMBER FROM HIDA
Hida's hardwoods nurtured with the rich nature and manufacturing skills
- #Sustainable
- #Wood
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GLITTER STRING
Lamé thread used for Nishijin textile and Tango crepe with interdisciplinary materials and manufacturing methods
- #Fiber
- #Film
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BLACK BIZEN WARE
A new Bizen ware that changes expression depending on the conditions of light, darkness, wet and dry.
- #Ceramic
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JESMONITE®
Next-generation water-based modeling material that enables new three-dimensional representations.
- #Sustainable
- #Molding
- #Resistance to flame
- #Resin
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- TOKYO
LUMISIS FILAMENT
Lumisis® filaments containing heat resistant properties light up vividly when illuminating with black light.
- #Luminescence
- #Paint material
- #Resin
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AWAJI ROOF TILES
Strength on the roof. Roof building materials specifically catering to the Japanese climate that can withstand seismic intensity 7.
- #Ceramic
- #Traditional
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YUZEN LEATHER
The bumpy texture of Yuzen Leather came about by from a mishap during the trial and error process of dyeing.
- #Resin
- #Traditional
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FIBER UPCYCLED MATERIAL
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.
- #Sustainable
- #Soft
- #Fiber
- #Resin
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- TOKYO
SCRAP MATERIALS FROM OKAYAMA-MADE DENIM
The pinnacle of the denim world : Offcuts from Okayama-made denim
- #Fiber
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TERRAMAC
High quality PLA filament produced with the knowledge and technology unique to textile makers.
- #Molding
- #Resin
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- TOKYO
MELSET
Highly functional resin fiber that enables three-dimensional molding boasting both rigidity and elasticity by utilizing the difference in melting point temperatures.
- #Molding
- #Fiber
- #Resin
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GOLD AND SILVER THREAD
Traditional Kyoto thread boasting gold and silver sparkles and color for decorating fabrics and for embroidery.
- #Conduction and power generation
- #Fiber
- #Metal
- #Traditional
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CANVAS MADE IN KURASHIKI
For bags, for belts worn by sumo wrestlers, for horse saddles. Strong and beautiful canvas made in a 130 year-old factory
- #Fiber
- #Traditional
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SANCHU WASHI
Japanese paper from the mountains of Hida
- #Paper
- #Traditional
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NISHIJIN ORI
Fine silk fabric from Kyoto Nishijin
- #Fiber
- #Traditional
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PAINT FOR WOOD
A high-quality paint that complements the beauty of wood
- #Paint material
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MASKING COLOR
Water-based paint that can be peeled off
- #Paint material
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KITAYAMA MARUTA
Kitayama Maruta lumber from Kyoto that meld together strength and beauty
- #Wood
- #Traditional
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XEBEC Ceramic Stone™
Moldable ceramic grinding stone.
- #Ceramic
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TANGO SILK CREPE
Functional and delicate fabrics developed through the history and culture of the Kyoto coast
- #Fiber
- #Traditional
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KYO KUMIHIMO
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.
- #Fiber
- #Traditional
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- TOKYO
INDUSTRIAL WASTE AS MATERIAL
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.
- #Sustainable
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