Transmaterial 2: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine Our Physical Environment
by Blaine Brownell

While Blaine Brownell's crusade to find, evaluate and report on emerging sustainable materials feels like a set description for a "bright green" science fiction movie, it stays grounded in the philosophy that "in order to stay at the cutting edge of design, a knowledge of the uses, properties, and sources of new materials is essential." Brownell continues his frontal assault on the future of materials online at http://transmaterial.net/, launched anew in July of 2009.

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