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Material Alchemy by Jenny Lee, BIS Publishers, London

BioPlastic Fantastic by Johanna Schmee and Christian Schmeer for Material Alchemy by Jenny Lee, BIS Publishers, London

Squishy Circuits by Ann Marie Thomas & The Playful Lab at Studio Aikieu for Material Alchemy by Jenny Lee, BIS Publishers, London

Oddcore by Unique Style Platform (USP) for Material Alchemy by Jenny Lee, BIS Publishers, London

Colour Provenance Recipe by Laura Daza and Studio Aikieu for Material Alchemy by Jenny Lee, BIS Publishers, London

Ethereal elements: Book explores the future of materials

By Alex Jordan 20 : 02 : 2015 Studio Aikieu : Material Alchemy : Whole-systems Thinking

London – Material Alchemy is a new book exploring the future of materials with a focus on how current technology and practices are synthesising links between the natural and man-made worlds.

The book from Studio Aikieu’s materiologist Jenny Lee charts the innovations across many disciplines that all have had a hand in getting material technologies to where they are today.

Lee examines forward-thinking practices in the fields of gastronomy, product design and manufacturing, to name but a few, showing how trends such as Whole-chain Thinking and Awakening Tech are breeding imaginative and spellbinding creative solutions to material problems.

‘Our traditional material palette is disappearing from a virgin perspective so we’re creating new palettes through bio-hacking and technology to create optimal materials,’ says creative consultant and future forecaster Philippa Wagner, who wrote the foreword for the book.

For more on how material designers are bridging the gap between the natural and the synthetic, book a place at our Spring/Summer 2015 Trend Briefing. Contact Alena Joyette at [email protected] for more information.