Touchy-feeling: A marketing scheme highlights the sensual qualities of materials

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The glossy pebbles that are part fastman's Material difference goal to drive creative inspiration and sales, makes the designers appreciate the material because of its sensual qualities. The material difference box comes with three or five Tenite cellulosic pebbles, each split in half and intended to allow designers to test potentially corrosive fillings, such as perfume or liquor.

Author: Sokol, David
Marketing procedures, Product quality, Cellulosic Fibers, Cellulosic Organic Fiber Manufacturing, CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS, Cellulosic manmade fibers, Marketing, Quality management, Chemical industry, Company marketing practices, Eastman Chemical Co., EMN, Pesticides industry, Herbicides, Cellulose fibers, Sulphur industry, Cellulosic fibres

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Material migrations: Ingeo Drapery

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Ingeo, a biodegradable Cargill Dow fiber extruded from a corn-based polymer, is a synthetic material derived from renewable resources and is used as fabric panels for office cubicles. An improved version, which is strong as well as gauzy, and fireretardant lends itself to innovative designs.

Author: Sokol, David
Usage, Materials, Synthetic products

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Matter of course

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Many of America's top design schools lack materials libraries and prefer to introduce students to substances and applications through other means. Profiles of five schools that cleared the obstacles and provided materials with a room of their own are given.

Author: Sokol, David, Moloney, Kate
Product standards, safety, & recalls, Facilities & equipment, Standards, Equipment and supplies, Study and teaching, Art schools, Library materials

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Subjects list: United States, Industrial design
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