Front Cover -- Materials ExperienceFundamentals of Materials and Design -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1 TOUCHED BY MATERIALS -- 2 LIVING WITH MATERIALS -- 3 FUTURES THROUGH MATERIALS -- 4 PROFICIENCY IN MATERIALS -- Biography -- Foreword: Materials Experience-Fundamentals of Materials and Design -- Preface -- Introduction to Materials Experience -- References -- Section 1 - Touched by Materials -- Chapter 1 - Designing Material Experience -- FROM PRODUCT TO MATERIAL EXPERIENCE -- MEANINGS OF MATERIALS -- DESIGNING MATERIAL EXPERIENCE -- References -- Chapter 2 - Sensing Materials: Exploring the Building Blocks for Experiential Design -- RELATING SENSORY PERCEPTION TO MATERIAL PROPERTIES -- THE SEPARATE ROLES OF THE SENSORY MODALITIES IN MATERIAL EXPERIENCE -- HOW THE SENSES WORK TOGETHER IN CREATING EXPERIENCES -- SENSORY DOMINANCE IN MATERIAL PERCEPTION -- INTEGRATING VISION AND TOUCH: THE EXPERIENCE OF WARMTH -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Chapter 3 - Tactile Aesthetics of Materials and Design -- TACTILE PERCEPTION OF MATERIALS -- UNDERLYING MATERIAL PARAMETERS -- OPTIMUM TEXTURE DESIGN -- CONCLUSIONS -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4 - The Sound and Taste of Materials -- SENSOAESTHETICS -- THE SOUND OF MATERIALS -- THE TASTE OF MATERIALS -- CONCLUSIONS -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 5 - Manipulating the Material Code: The Transformation of Material Meaning in Contemporary Japanese Design -- SENSORY MANIPULATION -- QUASI-MIMESIS -- TRANSLITERATION -- REPURPOSING -- AGGREGATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 6 - The Immaterial of Materials -- AESTHETICS AND ETHICS: REFLECTIONS ON PERSONAL TASTES AND MATERIAL PREFERENCES -- AT WHAT COST? -- MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING LEGACIES -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Interview with Hella Jongerius.

WHAT ARE THE KEY ASPECTS AFFECTING YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- ARE ANY OF THESE ASPECTS DIFFERENT THAN 10-20 YEARS BACK? -- IF WE SAY 'MATERIALS & SUSTAINABILITY', …? -- WHAT ABOUT 'MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY' …? -- MATERIALS & USER INTERACTION…? -- FROM WHERE DO YOU GET INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION FOR YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- HOW DO YOU THINK MATERIALS SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN DESIGN EDUCATION? -- Interview with Ece Yalim -- WHAT ARE THE KEY ASPECTS AFFECTING YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- ARE ANY OF THESE ASPECTS DIFFERENT THAN 10-20 YEARS BACK? -- IF WE SAY 'MATERIALS & SUSTAINABILITY', …? -- WHAT ABOUT 'MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY' …? -- MATERIALS & USER INTERACTION…? -- FROM WHERE DO YOU GET INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION FOR YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- HOW DO YOU THINK MATERIALS SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN DESIGN EDUCATION? -- Section 2 - Living with Materials -- Chapter 7 - Materials and Social Sustainability -- MATERIALS, DESIGN, AND SUSTAINABILITY -- MATERIALS RESOURCES AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY -- NATURAL FIBERS -- DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Chapter 8 - The "Material" Side of Design for Sustainability -- INTRODUCTION TO THE PRODUCT LCD APPROACH -- MATERIAL SELECTION IN A PRODUCT LCD APPROACH -- CONCLUSIONS: MATERIAL SELECTION IN DFS -- References -- Chapter 9 - Designing with Waste -- USE LESS AND USELESS -- USE REFUSE -- EMERGING BEAUTY -- CONCLUSIONS -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 10 - Meaningful Stuff: Toward Longer Lasting Products -- ALTERING THE PARAMETERS OF LIFE -- DESIGN IS DARWINIAN -- WAKE OF DESTRUCTION -- IMPERMANENCE IS NATURAL -- MATERIALS AND MEANING -- TOWARD MEANINGFUL STUFF -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Chapter 11 - Toward a New Materials Aesthetic Based on Imperfection and Graceful Aging -- IMPERFECTION UNIQUENESS -- AGING IMPERFECTION UNIQUENESS -- CONCLUSIONS -- References.

Chapter 12 - Conception and Realization of a Sustainable Materials Library -- THE FORMATIVE YEARS -- HANDS-ON CONTACT: THE VALUE OF A PHYSICAL RESOURCE -- CASE STUDIES: THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION -- SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS INSPIRATION AND CONSULTANCY -- CONCLUSION -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 13 - Sustainable Multipurpose Materials for Design -- BIOBASED MATERIAL DESIGN -- LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL DESIGN -- SMART MATERIAL DESIGN -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Interview with Paolo Ulian -- WHAT ARE THE KEY ASPECTS AFFECTING YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- ARE ANY OF THESE ASPECTS DIFFERENT THAN 10-20 YEARS BACK? -- IF WE SAY 'MATERIALS & SUSTAINABILITY', … ? -- WHAT ABOUT 'MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY' …? -- MATERIALS & USER INTERACTION…? -- FROM WHERE DO YOU GET INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION FOR YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- HOW DO YOU THINK MATERIALS SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN DESIGN EDUCATION? -- Interview with Piet Hein Eek -- WHAT ARE THE KEY ASPECTS AFFECTING YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- ARE ANY OF THESE ASPECTS DIFFERENT THAN 10-20 YEARS BACK? -- IF WE SAY 'MATERIALS & SUSTAINABILITY'… ? -- WHAT ABOUT 'MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY' …? -- MATERIALS & USER INTERACTION…? -- FROM WHERE DO YOU GET INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION FOR YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- HOW DO YOU THINK MATERIALS SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN DESIGN EDUCATION? -- Section 3 - Futures through Materials -- Chapter 14 - The Next Generation of Materials and Design -- ADVANCED MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING -- SHAPING FUTURE MATERIAL EXPERIENCES -- CONCLUSIONS -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 15 - Nanomaterials in Design -- NANOMATERIALS IN NATURE AND ART -- NANOMATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS -- PRODUCT FORMS AND APPLICATIONS -- A CLOSER LOOK AT UNIQUE APPLICATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS-AN ARRAY OF OPPORTUNITIES -- References and Further Reading -- Chapter 16 - Sensing and Energy Harvesting Novel Polymer Composites.

INTRODUCTION -- BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS -- PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITES -- FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF ALIGNED PZT-POLYMER COMPOSITES -- CONCLUSIONS -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 17 - Biomimetic Materials -- MOLECULAR STRUCTURE -- MANIPULATING LIQUID CRYSTALS -- HIERARCHY -- ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURE -- BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Chapter 18 - Lightweight Materials, Lightweight Design? -- SEVEN RULES FOR LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Interview with Sam Hecht -- WHAT ARE THE KEY ASPECTS AFFECTING YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- ARE ANY OF THESE ASPECTS DIFFERENT THAN 10-20 YEARS BACK? -- IF WE SAY 'MATERIALS & SUSTAINABILITY', ... ? -- WHAT ABOUT 'MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY' …? -- MATERIALS & USER INTERACTION…? -- FROM WHERE DO YOU GET INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION FOR YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- HOW DO YOU THINK MATERIALS SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN DESIGN EDUCATION? -- Interview with Alberto Meda -- WHAT ARE THE KEY ASPECTS AFFECTING YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- ARE ANY OF THESE ASPECTS DIFFERENT THAN 10-20 YEARS BACK? -- IF WE SAY 'MATERIALS & SUSTAINABILITY', ... ? -- WHAT ABOUT 'MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY' ...? -- MATERIALS & USER INTERACTION...? -- FROM WHERE DO YOU GET INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION FOR YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- HOW DO YOU THINK MATERIALS SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN DESIGN EDUCATION? -- Section 4 - Proficiency in Materials -- Chapter 19 - Materials Driven Design -- MATERIALS IN THE DESIGN PROCESS -- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERIALS AND DESIGNERS -- MATERIALS EXPLORATION VERSUS SELECTION -- MATERIALS DRIVEN DESIGN -- THREE CASE STUDIES -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Chapter 20 - Interaction between Functional and Human-Centered Attributes in Materials Selection -- THE MATERIALS SELECTION PROCESS -- THE INFLUENCE OF DESIGN THINKING -- MANIPULATING MATERIAL ATTRIBUTES TO SATISFY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.

CONCLUSIONS -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 21 - Modeling Materials Technology and the Designers' Perceptual Span -- MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY -- VISUAL MODELS OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY -- TECHNOLOGY FOR DESIGN -- CONCLUSIONS -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 22 - From Stiffness of Iron-Carbon Diagrams to Weakness of Sensoriality: The Manifold Designerly Ways of Developing ... -- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FROM THE TRADITIONAL LECTURE CLASSROOM TO THE INFORMED USE OF MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN DESIGN -- THE INVERSE PERSPECTIVE: "DESIGN DRIVEN" MATERIALS RESEARCH -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Chapter 23 - The Concept-Context Approach to Learning Material Properties in Design(-Related) Education -- CURRENT EDUCATIONAL THEORIES ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING CONCEPTS -- PRECONCEPTS RELATED TO MATERIALS -- CREATING COGNITIVE CONFLICTS -- A CONCEPT-CONTEXT APPROACH FOR LEARNING MATERIAL SELECTION -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Chapter 24 - Materials Selection for Product Experience: New Thinking, New Tools -- USER-CENTERED MATERIALS SELECTION -- FOUR PROTOTYPICAL APPROACHES -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Interview with Can Yalman -- WHAT ARE THE KEY ASPECTS AFFECTING YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- ARE ANY OF THESE ASPECTS DIFFERENT THAN 10-20 YEARS BACK? -- IF WE SAY 'MATERIALS & SUSTAINABILITY', … ? -- WHAT ABOUT 'MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY' …? -- MATERIALS & USER INTERACTION…? -- FROM WHERE DO YOU GET INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION FOR YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- HOW DO YOU THINK MATERIALS SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN DESIGN EDUCATION? -- Interview with Dick Powell -- WHAT ARE THE KEY ASPECTS AFFECTING YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES? -- ARE ANY OF THESE ASPECTS DIFFERENT THAN 10-20 YEARS BACK? -- IF WE SAY 'MATERIALS & SUSTAINABILITY', … ? -- WHAT ABOUT 'MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY' …? -- MATERIALS & USER INTERACTION…?.

FROM WHERE DO YOU GET INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION FOR YOUR MATERIAL CHOICES?.