TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bramston, David
TI  - Material thoughts
SN  - 2940373876
U1  - 745.201 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Switzerland
PB  - AVA Publishing SA
KW  -  
N1  - 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
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