Ceramic, European and American Industrial Design's Top Five Materials for Cutting-Edge Creativity

Author: (English) Leiftri / Gu Meng
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: About this book: Beyond ceramics, the field of ceramics also includes bricks, concrete, automotive parts, watch mechanisms, and even tiles for spacecraft. This book is astonishing and exciting, as ceramics can be applied in both low-tech and high-tech fields! This magical material will provide designers with endless inspiration. Content: Technical descriptions of over 70 ceramic products; practical websites for manufacturers, suppliers, designers, and academies; key characteristics of each material. Some ceramic features: Transparent concrete architecture; ceramic wall and floor tiles; quartz worktops; ceramic foam; ceramic paper and ceramic fabric; ceramic fillers for household paints; ceramic watches. From the production of handmade ceramics to the advanced ceramics that improve the efficiency of tennis rackets, this magical versatile material has too many uses. This book aims to explore and introduce various advanced ceramic materials, serving as an invaluable practical reference for artists, teachers, architects, designers, and students. It includes various ceramic applications such as architectural ceramics, industrial ceramics, and tableware ceramics. Every page details a material, its production process, and its products, with information organized into easy-to-read levels and providing further reference suppliers and production contact information.