Materials for Inspirational Design: Metals (Materials for Inspirational Design S.) - Softcover

Lefteri, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2880467624 ISBN 13: 9782880467623

Publisher: Rotovision, 2004

Synopsis

Metals continues in the traditon of the Materials series by bringing people's attention to a range of inspirational products and materials that challenge the boundaries of traditional application. It will include both everyday and familiar products and those that are new, exciting and unexpected. Hugely visual and easily accessible, even to those with no prior knowledge of the material, Metals introduces each application with authorial comment as well as interviews with the designers and manufacturers. Examples are featured from the areas of packaging, product design, and architecture. This is coupled with detailed technical specification tables, an internal index which points the way to linked pages of interest, as well as an extended glossary and resources section, for more in-depth study.

About this title

About the Author:

Chris Lefteri graduated with an MA in Industrial Design from the Royal College of Art, London, in 1992, and has since been running his own industrial design company, also in London. He is a senior lecturer at Central Saint MartinĘs College of Art and Design and the author of the all the titles in the acclaimed 'Materials' series.

Synopsis:

This volume is part of a series on a range of inspirational products and materials that challenge the boundaries of traditional application. The examples in this text are taken from the areas of packaging, product design and architecture. Detailed technical specification tables are featured.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rotovision
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 2880467624
• ISBN 13: 9782880467623
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160