Basics Product Design 02 Material Thoughts

Describes various materials and processes available to product designers and encourages experimental approaches to product design and finishing. This book explores the thinking of leading designers and producers who are able to challenge convention through curiosity and experimentation.

Basics Product Design: Material Thoughts is an inspirational introduction to the many different materials and processes used in product design, exploring their properties and how they have been used by some of the most innovative designers around the world. Throughout the book, David Bramston covers everything from dresses and bridges made from paper, to felt washbasins and acrylic cribs. Key contributors include: Alessi, Chris Kabel, Demakersvan, droog, Drummond Masterton, Ettore Sottsass, Front, Gene Kiegel, Industreal, Inflate, Ingo Maurer, Jaime Hayon, Jurgen Bey, Kartell, Maarten Baas, Mathias Bengtsson, Matthias Pliessnig, Memphis, molo, Philippe Starck, Shigeru Ban, Simon Heijdens, Stuart Haygarth, Stuart Walker, Studio Libertiny, Tejo Remy and Rene Veenhuizen.

This work puts design theory into a real-world context with examples and case studies from some of the world's leading designers. The book comprises a comprehensive introduction to the language of product design.

This title provides an integrated and cohesive view of the design process that students of design sometimes find hard to grasp.

This book has been developed to examine the different ways and opportunities for identifying ideas and to understand what is being observed and recorded.

More and more the product becomes the key to competitiveness in the manufacturing industry. Designing and developing products is a complex process that requires a systematic approach. This book addresses the methodological problems of that process. The authors deal with the foundations of thinking and practice in product design and product development and give critical overview of the current models, methods and techniques. The overall structure of the product development process exemplified by four case histories.

Focuses on Product Design. This book features carefully selected products that showcase the use of a particular material. It includes six specially commissioned visual narratives by experts in the field, and an extensive illustrated materials directory with detailed information on almost 100 materials.