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Author : Philip Howes,Zoe Laughlin
Publisher : Black Dog Pub Limited
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Design
ISBN : 1907317732
Material Matters: New Materials in Design is a unique exploration of the range of high-tech materials being developed today.
Author : Kathleen Stock
Publisher : Fleet
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0349726620
'A clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism . . . an important book' Evening Standard 'A call for cool heads at a time of great heat and a vital reminder that revolutions don't always end well' Sunday Times Material Girls is a timely and trenchant critique of the influential theory that we all have an inner feeling known as a gender identity, and that this feeling is more socially significant than our biological sex. Professor Kathleen Stock surveys the philosophical ideas that led to this point, and closely interrogates each one, from De Beauvoir's statement that, 'One is not born, but rather becomes a woman' (an assertion she contends has been misinterpreted and repurposed), to Judith Butler's claim that language creates biological reality, rather than describing it. She looks at biological sex in a range of important contexts, including women-only spaces and resources, healthcare, epidemiology, political organization and data collection. Material Girls makes a clear, humane and feminist case for our retaining the ability to discuss reality, and concludes with a positive vision for the future, in which trans rights activists and feminists can collaborate to achieve some of their political aims.
Author : Seetal Solanki
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Design
ISBN : 9783791384719
This visually stunning investigation of natural and man-made materials will change the way you look at the world around you, while offering hope for the future of our planet. What does it mean to live in a material world, and how do materials of the past and present hold the keys to our future? This book tackles these questions by focusing on various issues that human beings face and by discussing potential materials-related solutions. Through the lens of intriguing projects by designers, artists, makers, and scientists, it presents a colorful panoply of ideas, technologies, and creative efforts that focus on the earth's most basic elements, while also showing how these elements can be transformed into entirely new materials. It explores, for example, how ancient practices such as dyeing fabric and making glue may hold the secret to renewable and earth-friendly consumer products, as well as how recycling plastics can tackle food waste, and how a type of light metal being developed may one day make air travel less fuel-reliant. This book also investigates the potential of the digital experience, suggesting how this most ephemeral type of matter can be used to improve our world. Eye-catching and provocative, Why Materials Matter serves as both a stimulating catalog of possibilities and a timely manifesto on how to consume, manufacture, and design for a better future.
Author : Katie Lloyd Thomas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-12-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134228232
Bringing together texts and work by theorists and practitioners who are making material central to their work, this book reflects the diverse areas of inquiry which are expanding current material discourse. Focusing on the cultural, political, economic, technological and intellectual forces which shape material practices in architecture, the contributors draw on disciplines ranging from philosophy, history and pedagogy to art practice and digital and low-tech fabrication. By paying critical attention to material, a wide range of issues emerge which are otherwise excluded from architectural discourse, issues that shape and determine the buildings we make, the processes we use and the ways we understand them. Beautifully illustrated and designed, this book is a unique collection which will be of great interest to architectural practitioners and theorists who want to consider the wider implications of material practice, and to students who are developing their own approach to making buildings.
Author : Mark Miodownik
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780544236042
An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, from concrete and steel to denim and chocolate, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science.
Author : Ken Geiser
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001-05-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 0262262819
The products we purchase and use are assembled from a wide range of naturally occurring and manufactured materials. But too often we create hazards for the ecosystem and human health as we mine, process, distribute, use, and dispose of these materials. Until recently, most research has focused on the waste end of material cycles. This book argues that the safest and least costly point at which to avoid environmental damage is when materials are first designed and selected for use in industrial production. Materials Matter presents convincing evidence that we can use fewer materials and eliminate the use of many toxic chemicals by focusing directly on material (chemical) use when products are designed. It also shows how manufacturers can save money by increasing the effectiveness of material use and reducing the use of toxic chemicals. It advocates new directions for the material sciences and government policies on materials. And it argues that manufacturers, suppliers, and customers need to set more socially responsible policies for products and services to achieve higher environmental and health goals.
Author : Graeme Were
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781805393870
How does design and innovation shape people’s lives in the Pacific? Focusing on plant materials from the region, How Materials Matter reveals ways in which a variety of people – from craftswomen and scientists to architects and politicians – work with materials to transform worlds. Recognizing the fragile and ephemeral nature of plant fibres, this work delves into how the biophysical properties of certain leaves and their aesthetic appearance are utilized to communicate information and manage different forms of relations. It breaks new ground by situating plant materials at the centre of innovation in a region.
Author : Jackie Heuman
Publisher : Tate
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999-09
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015042570443
This publication focuses on a number of works that have recently received conservation treatment at the Tate Gallery in London. They were selected for their technical, as well as their art historical importance, and both these aspects are discussed.
Author : Nicholas J. Saunders
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0415280532
In its multidisciplinary approach and wide-ranging contributions, the book looks at trench art and postcards through museum collections to prosthetic limbs, and examines the First World War and its significance through the things it left behind.
Author : Joan E. Cashin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 1469643227
Author : Ingrid Bachmann,Ruth Scheuing
Publisher : Y Y Z Books
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN : 0920397239
Despite the ubiquity of textile and their prominence in contemporary art, there has been to date relatively little theoretical writing addressing textiles as a unique medium, technology and cultural practice. Material Matters offers an eminently useful collection of essays on important aspects of textile practice. Its contents outline broad theoretical matrices and identify historical and cultural contexts particular to textiles, as well as presenting works by notable textile artists.
Author : Miruna Achim,Susan Deans-Smith,Sandra Rozental
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816539574
Museum Matters tells the story of Mexico's national collections through the trajectories of its objects. The essays in this book show the many ways in which things matter and affect how Mexico imagines its past, present, and future.
Author : Glenn Adamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781632869661
From the former director of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, a timely and passionate case for the role of the well-designed object in the digital age. Curator and scholar Glenn Adamson opens Fewer, Better Things by contrasting his beloved childhood teddy bear to the smartphones and digital tablets children have today. He laments that many children and adults are losing touch with the material objects that have nurtured human development for thousands of years. The objects are still here, but we seem to care less and know less about them. In his presentations to groups, he often asks an audience member what he or she knows about the chair the person is sitting in. Few people know much more than whether it's made of wood, plastic, or metal. If we know little about how things are made, it's hard to remain connected to the world around us. Fewer, Better Things explores the history of craft in its many forms, explaining how raw materials, tools, design, and technique come together to produce beauty and utility in handmade or manufactured items. Whether describing the implements used in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, the use of woodworking tools, or the use of new fabrication technologies, Adamson writes expertly and lovingly about the aesthetics of objects, and the care and attention that goes into producing them. Reading this wise and elegant book is a truly transformative experience.
Author : Katie Lloyd Thomas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134228249
Bringing together texts and work by theorists and practitioners who are making material central to their work, this book reflects the diverse areas of inquiry which are expanding current material discourse. Focusing on the cultural, political, economic, technological and intellectual forces which shape material practices in architecture, the contributors draw on disciplines ranging from philosophy, history and pedagogy to art practice and digital and low-tech fabrication. By paying critical attention to material, a wide range of issues emerge which are otherwise excluded from architectural discourse, issues that shape and determine the buildings we make, the processes we use and the ways we understand them. Beautifully illustrated and designed, this book is a unique collection which will be of great interest to architectural practitioners and theorists who want to consider the wider implications of material practice, and to students who are developing their own approach to making buildings.
Author : Thomas Rau,Sabine Oberhuber
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000813128
Our planet is a closed system with limited material resources, yet our current economic model is designed in a one-way direction from resource extraction to disposal, leading to resource depletion. This book proposes a new economic model, offering an alternative to this linear ‘take-make-waste’ economy. Material Matters shows a way of creating a circular economy by using the unlimited resources we have: renewable energy, data and intelligence. It describes a system based on circular business models centred on selling performance rather than ownership, designing products and buildings as resource banks and equipping products with a ‘material passport’ to ensure their usability for future generations. Businesses thereby become custodians of materials, rather than consumers of materials and sellers of products. The book evokes the vision of a radically new economic model based on a compelling narrative, supported with cases that have been developed in conjunction with major companies, for example, convincing Philips to sell light instead of lamps, saving energy and materials by creating a whole new business model, a case which has become iconic for the circular economy. Material Matters is not a somber analysis of the state of the planet but a concrete and comprehensive agenda for change, offering perspectives for taking action for business and individual consumers alike.