A matter of inspiration

A worlwide materials and technologies watch dedicated to innovation 15 years ago, the matériO team gave itself the mission to constantly be on the cutting edge concerning emerging materials and technologies. Through several types of services, it provides numerous companies willing to innovate with a unique and sharp technology watch to nourrish their need for inspiration. matériO is a private company, independent of the manufacturers indexed in its database. This service is indeed only financed by its users.

4 Aladdin’s caves

Paris, Brussels, Prague and Bratislava. Come see and touch: in each showroom, thousands of singular material, product and technology samples are accessible, classified by families. Sparkling places, where creative professionals can come to manipulate and to get inspired !

The online database www.materio.com

Launch researches: the virtual material library houses the entire set of references our team carefully selected (over 5000 manufacturers contact details). This online tool offers extensive answers to member’s queries, thanks to surprisingly intuitive, user-friendly and original research functions. A must-have tool ! Both physical and online databases are updated on a daily basis and grow through the addition of the latest novelties on an international scale.

Consulting services From recommending a material that adapts to specific needs, to providing a periodical watch, to hosting creative and inspirational sessions... matériO assists you till the end of your material dreams...

Training sessions matériO has been a certified training center since 2006. An annual program of various training sessions is available and can be downloaded on the website. Do not hesitate to contact us for a session customized to your needs (5 attendees minimum) or for a session to be organized directly in your company (we do travel with suitcases full of samples !) English speaking sessions can be organized.

Events Exhibitions (curation and design), lectures, seminars, trend spaces during fairs... Everything is possible !

Books matériO is also author of several books, published by Frame Publishers. MATERIOLOGY, The Creative Industry’s Guide to Materials and Technologies MATERIAL WORLD 3 INDUSTRY OF NATURE, Another Approach to Ecology

Top experts ! Quentin Hirsinger

Quentin Hirsinger is above all matériO’s ‘target-tracking sensor’ ! Founder of the service in 2001, he has since been pacing up and down trade fairs around the world, tracking the latest innovations on Internet, shaking up manufacturers to get samples or additional information, working without respite to facilitate new uses for thousands of singular materials. Quentin essentially wishes,while remaining independent, to provide creative professionals with the richest, most inspiring, open and intuitive material library possible, curiosity being its fuel.

Elodie Ternaux

Both engineer and industrial designer, Elodie has accompanied matériO as its director since the beginning. She picks up where Quentin’s job stops and uses the precious content of the database he obsessively updates to assist clients with their projects, taking advantage of her wearing several hats. She also takes care of the training programs, the workshops and the seminars offered by matériO, as well as the exhibitions (curation and design) and the books. Constantly on the look for new trends, she travels the world to discover what’s there in terms of creative projects and gives lectures everywhere, from London to Tel Aviv, Reykjavik or Brussels...

Great clients... As the key word is decompartmentalization of industrial fields, many international companies with very varied business cores do use our service. Our members belong to the luxury industry (Boucheron, Cartier, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Patek, Rolex, Tag Heuer, Vertu...), as well as the car industry (Honda, Mc Laren, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, Toyota, VW...), sport (Adidas, Decathlon, Lacoste, Nike, Salomon, Speedo...), fashion (Armani, Berluti, Christian Dior, Chanel, Kenzo, Ralph Lauren, Prada, Sonia Rykiel, Yves St Laurent...) or cosmetic field (Biotherm, Clarins, Estee Lauder, Lancome, l’Oréal, Shisheido, Yves Rocher...), as well as world-renowned design and architecture offices (Foster, Starck, Rem Koolhaas, Havas, EuroRSCG, Nelly Rodi, WGSN, Jean Nouvel, Malherbe, Wilmotte...) or mass-market products (Galeries Lafayette, Leroy Merlin, Delsey, Eurodisney, Philip Morris, Orange, Lacie, Samsung, Nokia, Parrot, LG, Philips...)

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Price List Consultancies + memberships Expert consultancy

100 € * 1 hour meeting in our showroom + 30 pdf material ID cards

Web membership

210 € * / year Unlimited personal access to our online database + Subscription to Zedaily (1 material ID card per day via email)

Web + Showroom membership

310 € * / year Unlimited personal access to our online database + Unlimited personal access to our showroom + Subscription to Zedaily (1 material ID card per day via email) 930 € * / year 4 unlimited personal access to our online database + 4 unlimited personal access to our showroom + Subscriptions to Zedaily (1 material ID card per day via email)

Premium membership

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4 900 € * / year 4 unlimited personal access to our online database + 4 unlimited personal access to our showroom + Subscriptions to Zedaily (1 material ID card per day via email) + Samples borrowing possible + 1 half day of meeting to define your requirements + 3 days of expert research + 1 half day of presentation of the results of the research + 1 pdf document of the presentation + 1 half day of time credit (to either use for a meeting with the experts or to make additional researches, for instance) * excluding VAT

Price List Training sessions + custom Training sessions

500 € * / day (non member’s rate) 400 € * / day (member’s rate) matériO has been a certified training center since 2006 by the French Government and can therefore establish a training agreement in order to for you to finance your participation, according to the French system.

Dedicated technology watches

from 3 500 € * Save time in your researches and always be on the cutting edge about materials and technologies thanks to our scheduled presentation files. They can be accompanied by an oral presentation in front of your team. The supply of samples can also be considered. Please contact us for a precise quotation.

Workshops, creative sessions, lectures

from 1 000 € * Brainstorming sessions, innovation seminars, inspirational lectures... matériO exerts its external fresh look on your activity and helps you innovate. Please contact us for a precise quotation.

Create your own material library

from 3 500 € * matériO can help you build or improve your material library. Whether you are starting fresh or already are in possession of samples, matériO can provide you with organization expertise and supply you with regular sample deliveries to update your collection. Please contact us for a precise quotation. * excluding VAT

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