Material Matters: New Materials in Design

by Phil Howes, Zoe Laughlin

Material New Materials in Design explores the fascinating world of materials, surveying characteristics, properties and new applications of materials in diverse fields, from sustainable resources to medicine, architectural design to aeronautical engineering and interior design to ‘haute-culture’ and fashion.

Material Matters profiles the most fascinating materials developed in recent years with full page profiles and colorful illustrations, examples include Aerogel or ‘frozen smoke’—used by NASA it is the lightest solid on earth at 95% air. Amongst the detailed profiles are texts that discuss the fusion between science, art and design in the creation of these substances and their importance within contemporary living, sustainability and expanding technologies. The book also includes the work of cutting edge designers Marc Newson, Ross Lovegrove, Apple, NASA, Intel, Ron Arad and household names.

240 pages, Paperback

First published March 27, 2012

Reviews

[The Art Book Review · Rating 4 out of 5]

I want so badly to sink my hands into the soft contours of puffed-up nylon, to trace my fingertips over the coolly silken surfaces of jet engines in nickel superalloys, to shift the color of a cube of thermochromatic glass with the heat of my body"

--Alix Vollum on "Material Matters New Materials in Design" from Black Dog Publishing.
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