Refined Design – Japanese Product Design with Distinctive Craftsmanship

Author: David by [USA], Lu Xiaobo, Qian Jingyan, Liang Feng translated
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: "Fine Design: Ingenious Japanese Product Design" explores core themes such as product improvement design, new product development, and user-first principles. It delves into the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics while showcasing new related products, including Honda's human-like robot ASIMO, Sony's robotic dog Aibo, and Epson's micro-robots, among others. Miniaturization is another important feature of Japanese products. Many products, such as cameras, watches, and communication devices, have become smaller due to technological advancements. This book aims to show how Japanese manufacturers continuously introduce new designs to perfect existing technologies. "Fine Design: Ingenious Japanese Product Design" demonstrates traditional aesthetic traits of Japan—miniaturization, elegance, simplicity, symmetry, meticulous craftsmanship, and clear expression of functionality—and also argues the transition from creating products with these traditional aesthetic characteristics to producing modern high-tech mass-produced goods. The book briefly outlines the cultural and historical background of Japanese products, explains how Japan has led the way in high-quality mass production, and is accompanied by classic design illustrations in the appendix for clarification.