TEXTILE & MACHINERY | PIAZZA
MATERIALS MOBILE T
he special Mobile Spaces event area explored the immense impact of mobility on our lives. Cars, planes and ships mean that we are more mobile today than ever before. Designing for these mobile spaces calls for individual solutions because they have their own specifi c requirements. Surfaces, textiles and fi ttings were presented in the event area as ideally suited examples of mobile furnishings, especially in caravans.
Electric cars, digital networks and autonomous driving
are pioneering developments that will have an increasingly signifi cant impact on our mobility. And the demands made on materials and surfaces used in the fi tting out of mobile spaces are also changing, driven by many factors. In the Mobile Spaces special event
area, the display focused above all on ‘rolling spaces’, examples of which included specially fi tted-out motorhomes such as the Empire Liner from Morelo. High-quality details in this luxury motorhome’s interior, such as multi-
layered furniture fronts and solid surface materials, have until now not been used in this segment. The Pioneer concept car from the surfaces specialist
FACT BOX
LIGHTWEIGHT : Advanced materials are essential for boosting the fuel economy of modern vehicles while maintaining safety and performance. Because it takes less energy to accelerate a lighter object than a heavier one, lightweight materials offer great potential for increasing vehicle effi ciency. A 10% reduction in vehicle weight can result in a 6-8% fuel economy improvement.
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Hornschuch is another extraordinary mobile space that was on show at the exhibition and that showed the impact a fresh understanding of mobility has on car interiors. In opening up the exhibition to mobile design, the industry’s leading international fair was addressing the particular relevance this subject has for the furniture and interior construction industries’ supplying sections. Many of the exhibitors at the fair are equally active in both home furnishing and the fi tting out of vehicles. New products and ideas from the conventional furniture sector, such as surfaces, textiles and fi ttings, are likewise used in cars, ships and aeroplanes. Innovative materials and features play just as important a role in mobile spaces as they do in homes. R&D
into lightweight materials is
essential for lowering cost, increasing their ability to be recycled, enabling their integration into vehicles, and maximizing fuel economy benefi ts.
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