Présentation de l'éditeur
A book intended for all creative professionals who rely on materials and technologies architects, designers, stylists, artists and the like, from students to experienced practitioners Materiology is written in a style that conveys a wealth of information in a language that s easy to understand. This book covers everything you always wanted to know about materials and technologies but never expected to find in a single volume. Materiology s comprehensive exploration of materials is divided into four sections:
1. Families of materials: various types of wood, plastic, glass, metal, lighting, etc.- 2. Catalogue of materials: 110 catalogue cards that identify various materials, from the most basic substance to the latest cutting-edge innovation.- 3. Processes: major methods of processing materials (e.g. injection moulding, extrusion) explained with instructive diagrams.- 4. Thinking out of the box: issues of relevance to any study of materials and technologies, such as ecology and virtual issues.
Revue de presse
Admittedly when I was studying, the subject of materials science was desperately boring, consisting purely and simply of learning dry vocabulary and without arousing any enthusiasm or inspiration for the feel or design of the materials. The textbook itself, too, was so dull that having completed our examinations at the end we felt as if we had escaped from a long, dark tunnel. If only we had had a book like 'Materiology'! […] this is an exciting and stimulating book which is both an enjoyable read and a detailed and accurate work of reference! (architonic.com)
Biographie de l'auteur
Quentin Hirsinger and Elodie Ternaux are the directors of materiO, the first independant European information centre on materials and innovative products, based in Paris. Daniel Kula is a design teacher at ENSCI Ecole nationalesuperieure de creation industrielle, specialist in materials and technologies.
