Materials for Inspirational Design Metals

Metals continues in the traditon of the Materials series by bringing peoples attention to a range of inspirational products and materials that challenge the boundaries of traditional application. It will include both everyday and familiar products and those that are new, exciting and unexpected.Hugely visual and easily accessible, even to those with no prior knowledge of the material, Metals introduces each application with authorial comment as well as interviews with the designers and manufacturers. Examples are featured from the areas of packaging, product design, and architecture. This is coupled with detailed technical specification tables, an internal index which points the way to linked pages of interest, as well as an extended glossary and resources section, for more in-depth study. Chris Lfteri graduated with an MA in Industrial Design from the Royal College of Art, London, in 1992 and has since been running his own industrial design company, also in London. He is a senior lecturer at Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design.