Material thoughts
Bramston, David
Material thoughts Book - Switzerland AVA Publishing SA 2009 - 183,ip. - Basics products design series 02 .
CONTENTS Introduction 6 How to get the most out of this book10 Impossible acts? 12 Wood 14 Metal 26 Plastic 32 Glass and ceramic42 Paper 50 Producers 64 Forming 66 Moulding 70 Shaping 77 Fabrication 79 Visual stories 82 Texture and colour84 Scale and form 88 Structure 90 Tangential 94 Experimental approaches 98 Abnormality100 Improvise 102 Hybrids 106 Cross discipline 112 Instant acts 120 Realising thoughts 122 Sophisticated simplicity 130 Inspired by nature 132 Seeing things differently 136 Can it be done? 138 Research centres 140 Exhibitions 142 Alternative sources 146 Material libraries 148 Projects 154 Conclusion 166 Glossary 168 Further resources 172 Contacts 174 Acknowledgements 175 Working with ethics 177
2940373876
745.201 / BRA
Material thoughts Book - Switzerland AVA Publishing SA 2009 - 183,ip. - Basics products design series 02 .
CONTENTS Introduction 6 How to get the most out of this book10 Impossible acts? 12 Wood 14 Metal 26 Plastic 32 Glass and ceramic42 Paper 50 Producers 64 Forming 66 Moulding 70 Shaping 77 Fabrication 79 Visual stories 82 Texture and colour84 Scale and form 88 Structure 90 Tangential 94 Experimental approaches 98 Abnormality100 Improvise 102 Hybrids 106 Cross discipline 112 Instant acts 120 Realising thoughts 122 Sophisticated simplicity 130 Inspired by nature 132 Seeing things differently 136 Can it be done? 138 Research centres 140 Exhibitions 142 Alternative sources 146 Material libraries 148 Projects 154 Conclusion 166 Glossary 168 Further resources 172 Contacts 174 Acknowledgements 175 Working with ethics 177
2940373876
745.201 / BRA