Utilising the cheap and plentiful coal tar that was an almost unlimited byproduct of London's gas street lighting, the dye works began producing the world's first synthetically dyed material in 1857.

煤焦油是伦敦煤气道路照明几乎无限的副产物，利用便宜量大的煤焦油，染厂于1857年开始生产世界上第一种合成染色材料。

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The lighting wall serves to accentuate the nature of the material and interfuses modern technology and light.

照明墙是用来强调材料的自然性，它也融合了现代技术与灯光。

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Edison also worked hardest to find the perfect filament, trying carbonised thread, beard-hair and very tightly rolled calling CARDS, before lighting on the ideal material, bamboo from Japan.

爱迪生曾为了找到完美的纤维，辛苦地工作着，在发现理想的材料一种日本竹纤维之前，他尝试过碳化纤维、须发和卷得非常紧的名片。

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Stainless steel fittings would be replaced with a more hygienic composite material, ergonomic and vandal-resistant dryers would be installed, as would better lighting, hooks for bags and coats and easy-to-use locks.

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