Philippe Stark, Tom Dixon and others on the Upcoming Material Trends

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With Maison et Objet 2015 in Paris starting in a few days, Architonic had a chat with the best and most famous designers of our time. Discussing the upcoming material trends, designers like Philippe Starck, Tom Dixon and Ross Lovegrove among other, each designer shared their view of the material trends not just for 2016 but as well for the next three years.

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Philippe Starck view on the Upcoming Material Trends

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“Me – I would always say plastic, because I’m a communist and I always want to make things more affordable.” Philippe Starck, Designer (France)

See Philippe Starck full interview here.

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Tom Dixon view on the Upcoming Material Trends

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“I have lot of obsessions, which last for a year or two. I’m interested in glass at the moment, but I wouldn’t like to be restricted to just doing that.” Tom Dixon, Designer (UK)

See Tom Dixon full interview here.

Ross Lovegrove view on the Upcoming Material Trends

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“It would be like a bi-sex material: natural silk combined with a man-made, really advanced composite.”

Arik Levy view on the Upcoming Material Trends

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“Emotions. They are good, they are perfect.” Arik Levy, Designer (France)

Stefan Diez view on the Upcoming Material Trends

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“Aluminum.” Stefan Diez, Designer (Germany)

Scholten & Baijings view on the Upcoming Material Trends

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“Less colour, just to give it a softer feel.” Scholten & Baijings, Designer (The Netherlands)

Sebastian Herkner view on the Upcoming Material Trends

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“I think I would decide for glass, because it is a very diverse material.” Sebastian Herkner, Designer (Germany)

Richard Hutten view on the Upcoming Material Trends

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“Any wood – as long as it is not killing the rainforest, it’s fine with me. So wood it is!” Richard Hutten, Designer (The Netherlands)

GamFratesi view on the Upcoming Material Trends

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“Textiles. Though recently we did a project where we used plastic – it was the only material we could reach that kind of shape we wanted.” GamFratesi, Designer (Denmark)

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Different views from each one of these best designers. Eventually the ideas converge in some of the same materials. Below you will find a preview designed by Architonic related with these chats with the designers regarding the upcoming material trends.

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