Material ConneXion. The Global Resource of New and Innovative Materials for Architects, Artists and Designers

This is a book that connects material to designer. For all interior, product, graphic and fashion designers, for anyone connected with packaging, design, architecture or the environment, and for artists and sculptors Material ConneXion will be essential – and inspiring – reading. The high-tech industries of today are unleashing hitherto undreamt-of creative possibilities. This brilliantly illustrated volume identifies the key trends in the field, looking to the future and highlighting materials with the most potential for development. The authors define substances according to their base compositions rather than their current uses, which leads the reader to a clearer understanding of each material’s potential and applications. metals - glass - ceramics - polymers - natural and naturally derived materials - carbon-based materials - cement-based materials -