Isbn: 9780262132428 - the material of invention (8 resultados)

Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Condición: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in a Fine jacket. 1st Printing. 255pp 4to.

Large Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Near Fine. First American Edition. First American edition. Sticker on rear jacket panel, lightly toned. 1989 Large Hardcover. 255 pp. New materials have radically altered the options available to industrial designers. The Material of Invention examines these new options and suggests what they might portend for the future. A different sort of design history, it focuses almost exclusively on the materials that form the basis of innovative design. The text and nearly 400 illustrations are the product of a large scale collaboration embodying the philosophical and aesthetic responses of Italian designers to the possibilities, limits, and design implications of this challenging new world of materials. The book is in five parts, The first, Matter and Ideas, is theoretical. The second, Portraits of Families in Motion, is historical. The third, Playing with the Possible, is analytical and forms the core of the book; it examines the new possibilities for products that are lightweight, heat resistant, elastic, transparent, and with diverse surface qualities. A fourth part, Exercises in Invention offers a portfolio of design experiments; while the last part consists of a technical appendix, glossary, and bibliography.…

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 255pp. Over sized white hardback, slight bump to lower spine edge causing a slight crease, DJ VG with light wear at lower spine edge, bibliography, glossary, appendices, b&w and color photos and illustrations, "New materials have radically altered the options available to industrial designers. The Material of Invention examines these new options and suggests what they might portend for the future. A different sort of design history, it focuses almost exclusively on the materials that form the basis of innovative design".…

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. This is a very good hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket. The jacket is a little toned. Completely clean inside and out. Illustrated in black & white with some color. Illustrations on every page. Edited by Ezio Manzini. With contributions by Pasquale Cau, Leonardo Fiore, Giuseppe Gianotti, Alberto Meda and Denis Santachiara. Stated first MIT Press edition. Glossary. Bibliography. 12" high X 8" wide, 255 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.…

Hardcover. Condición: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.