Mondo Materialis: Materials and Ideas for the Future - Tapa blanda

An invaluable idea and design sourcebook that presents the ideas of 120 of the world's leading architects and designers on the materials of the future. Illustrated with 192 full-colour plates, this is a compelling, thoughtful and altogether dazzling foray into the possibilities for our man-made environment.

George M Beylerian is president of Material Connexion Inc, a New York based resource centre for material innovation. A leading innovator in contemporary design, he has organised design exhibitions that have appeared at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, The National Building Museum, and the Guggenheim. Jeffrey J Osborne is a design consultant in New York specialising in product design, merchandising, and events planning. He is Executive Director of the International Design Conference in Aspen.