Materiology: The Creative Industry's Guide to Materials and Technologies - Hardcover

Kula, Daniel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3764384247 ISBN 13: 9783764384241

Publisher: Birkhäuser GmbH, 2008

Synopsis

A book intended for all creative professionals who rely on materials and technologies architects, designers, stylists, artists and the like, from students to experienced practitioners Materiology is written in a style that conveys a wealth of information in a language thats easy to understand. This book covers everything you always wanted to know about materials and technologies but never expected to find in a single volume. Materiologys comprehensive exploration of materials is divided into four sections: 1. Families of materials: various types of wood, plastic, glass, metal, lighting, etc.- 2. Catalogue of materials: 110 catalogue cards that identify various materials, from the most basic substance to the latest cutting-edge innovation.- 3. Processes: major methods of processing materials (e.g. injection moulding, extrusion) explained with instructive diagrams.- 4. Thinking out of the box: issues of relevance to any study of materials and technologies, such as ecology and virtual issues.

About this title

About the Author:

Quentin Hirsinger and Elodie Ternaux are the directors of materiO, the first independant European information centre on materials and innovative products, based in Paris. Daniel Kula is a design teacher at ENSCI - Ecole nationale superieure de creation industrielle, specialist in materials and technologies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Birkhäuser GmbH
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 3764384247
• ISBN 13: 9783764384241
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 342