Why materials matter : responsible design for a better world / Seetal Solanki.
Munich : Prestel, [2018]Description: 238 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 31 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume 001: 43476ISBN: 9783791384719Subject(s): Materials | Product design | Textiles | Material cultureDDC classification: 620.11 SOLItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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620.11 KUL Materiology : the creative's guide to materials and technologies / | 620.11 LEF Materials for inspirational design / | 620.11 MAN Material of invention | 620.11 SOL Why materials matter : responsible design for a better world / | 620.11 THO Sustainable materials, processes and production / | 620.118 ANT Mutant materials in contemporary design | 620.82 NOR The design of everyday things / |
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This visually stunning investigation of natural and man-made materials will change the way you look at the world around you, while offering hope for the future of our planet.
What does it mean to live in a material world, and how do materials of the past and present hold the keys to our future? This book tackles these questions by focusing on various issues that human beings face and by discussing potential materials-related solutions. Through the lens of intriguing projects by designers, artists, makers, and scientists, it presents a colorful panoply of ideas, technologies, and creative efforts that focus on the earth's most basic elements, while also showing how these elements can be transformed into entirely new materials. It explores, for example, how ancient practices such as dyeing fabric and making glue may hold the secret to renewable and earth-friendly consumer products, as well as how recycling plastics can tackle food waste, and how a type of light metal being developed may one day make air travel less fuel-reliant. This book also investigates the potential of the digital experience, suggesting how this most ephemeral type of matter can be used to improve our world. Eye-catching and provocative, Why Materials Matter serves as both a stimulating catalog of possibilities and a timely manifesto on how to consume, manufacture, and design for a better future.
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