materials

Almost fifteen years ago I was in University, playing about with materials.  For a brief period of time the rage was terracotta and aluminium.  Various designers and companies including Phillips were producing electronics concepts combining both.  The other day I found my materials folder with swatches of the things I had been interested in at the time.  They (who ever they are?) say fashion is cyclical, there's too many black or white electronic devices around at the moment, I predict a back lash.