Exploring materials
Subtitle: creative design for everyday objects
By: Inna Alesina and Ellen Lupton
Contributors: Lupton, Ellen
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781568987682
Subjects: Industrial design; Materials
Description: This book is an action-oriented, accessible guide to design thinking that addresses both the how and why of product design. It encourages designers to look beyond the abstraction of pure forms or the whimsy of virtual objects, and instead to make and test real objects in a studio environment.--[book cover]
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 206) and index.
Table of contents: title: Unlock ideas: using materials for inspiration; title: Study, prototype, test: journey through the design process; title: Know your values: why design?; title: Think with materials: everyday uses and inspiring experiments; title: Make it real: from prototype to product.