Plastic -- Top Creative among the Five Leading Materials in Industrial Design of Europe and America

Author: (English) Lefteris/Yang Jige Praise the Deity/Bi Ran
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: About this book: From sweet, soft, breathable gel to luminescent plastic materials, and self-assembling performance, this book will take you through the charming beauty of plastics. There are no long monologues, just 77 modern products and plastic materials listed for your visual delight. This book not only focuses on the surface of products or materials but also reveals their potential properties and explores some everyday materials of the present and future. Here, you'll find the works of contemporary industrial design masters, as well as practical products like plastic corks or bicycle seat cushions. Our selection of content and sources is truly diverse.
Content: The interesting appearances of 77 plastic products and materials; practical websites for manufacturers, suppliers, designers, and academies; the physical and chemical properties of plastics; technical characteristics of each material.
Some Plastic Features: Degradation within precise timeframes; polystyrene cups that can be turned into pencils; plastics that glow in the dark; plastics made from recycled U.S. banknotes; conductive plastic panels.
Plastics blended with silk