Product design Books

Book SynopsisVisual information is everywhere. We are constantly immersed in a flow of visual data that reshapes our social and inner world. Companies and individuals are competing to conquer the public's scarce attention by inventing distinctive visual formats to stand out from the crowd. How can designers, inventors, and product managers create designs that are quick to process as well as meaningful, unique and memorable in an age characterized by constant information overload?The answer is to think aesthetically. Research insights at the intersection between cognitive science and art studies demonstrate that our minds can effectively process visual complexity by using aesthetic pleasure and judgement as a guide. Analysing the work of great artists and designers from the perspective of how our mind appreciates beauty, Elegant Design identifies actionable aesthetic strategies that will help you to design products and user experiences that are useful, beautiful and meaningful.Trade ReviewBy exploring the tensions between simplicity and complexity, Luca Iandoli and Giuseppe Zollo, have masterfully developed a set of methods explaining the basic concepts of design through the analysis of art and psychological theories, leading to their application to produce innovative product design. * Yvette Chaparro, Parsons School of Design / The New School, USA *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction The age of aesthetics Elegant decisions The art of simplicity Getting started 1. The Simplifying Machine Impressions Simple minds What do you see is what do you get? Understanding as pattern recognition The joy of guessing: ambiguity and emotions in understanding The role of aesthetic pleasure in understanding Too good to be true Creativity Lab: how the mind simplifies reality and compresses information 2. Beauty as Effective Complexity There is no recipe for creativity The hidden workflow of the creative process How does it feel? The roles of emotions in aesthetic experience When good is good enough? Beautify as effective complexity Strategies for effective complexity Conclusions: the necessity of art Creativity Lab: handling complexity in design Part One: Search for Unity Strategies 3. Subtract Details The art of concision The case for abstraction Subtracting the obvious, adding the meaningful Small talks The science of brevity Conclusions Creativity Lab: subtracting details from your design without loosing meaningful performance 4. Symmetry Blood, sweat, and tears: what goes up, can't go down The invention of the point of view: symmetry in art Managing symmetry: checks and balances The science of symmetry Conclusions Creativity Lab: how to handle symmetry and asymmetry in your design 5. The Power of Grouping A stroll down the memory lane The power of grouping in art: seeking as creating What is your product? The danger of cognitive inertia and the wonders of creative categorization The science of grouping Conclusions Creativity Lab: Effectively grouping information in your design 6. Split Lizards, infinite lawns, and the invention of the hypertext The devil is in the detail The ergonomics of simplicity: the NEST thermostat The science of split Conclusions Creativity Lab: how to design effective information layers and hierarchy Part Two: Push for Variety Strategies 7. The Power of the Center May the force be with you The power of the center in art: equilibrium as dynamic tension The power of obsession: how extreme focus can make your business thrive (or die) The science of split: the eye of the beholder Conclusion Creativity Lab: identifying attention-structuring centers in your design 8. Emphasize An umbrella on four wheels Emphasize in art Think different: emphasize in design and management The science of emphasizing Creativity Lab: how to make your design stand out by harnessing the power of emphasis 9. Remix Mission Impossible Metamorphosis or the Nature of Change What's your story? A chairman walks into a lab The science of remix Conclusions Creativity Lab: effectively reshuffling your design to search for novelty 10. Contrast and Balance Chess and balance Present, tense Lost in transition The science of contrast Conclusions: keep on moving Creativity Lab: How to creative effective visual weight dynamics 11. The Swinging Mind Black holes and supernovas: navigating the design continuum The critical role of granularity in design When good is good enough: the swinging mind Design as persuasion Creativity Lab: everyday exercises to cultivate a swinging mind Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThis book celebrates basketry as a culturally significant skilled practice and as a theoretically rich discipline which has much to offer contemporary society. While sometimes understudied and underappreciated, it has much in common with mathematics and engineering, art, craft and design, and can also act as a socially beneficial source of skill and care. Contributors show how local knowledge of materials, plants and place are central to the craft. Case studies include the skill in weaverbird nest building (challenging how we perceive learning in craft and nature), an engineer's perspective on twining Peruvian grass bridges, and the local knowledge embodied in Pacific plaited patterns and knots. Photo-essays explore materials and techniques from the point of view of artists, anthropologists and mathematicians, revealing how the structure and skill in basketwork illustrate a significant form of textile technology. Thus, the book demonstrates that the textures, patterns and geometric forTrade ReviewAt a time when we need, more than ever, to reconnect with each other and our environment, The Material Culture of Basketry is a reminder of how the most simple things can be so meaningful and sophisticated. This exploration of how the process of basketry has influenced our history, culture and global economy is both surprising and fascinating. It is a rich and compelling case for craft skills and material knowledge. -- Rosy Greenlees, Crafts Council, UKThe Material Culture of Basketry is a tour de force. The spotlight is on baskets and basket making, but the chapters in this collection are about far more. Taking a boldly interdisciplinary approach, objects and artisanal practices become effective means for authors to probe a vast range of anthropological concerns, including cultural meaning; sociality, well-being and recovery; embodied skill, situated problem solving and the intelligent hand; ecology and place-making; human origins, history and development; and techniques of making that we share with fellow species. The significance of this book is far reaching and will surely be on interest to scholars and craftspeople alike. -- Trevor H J Marchand, SOAS University of London, UKBaskets stand for a fast vanishing connective world. No robot can make a basket. A retired consultant pathologist discusses making basket with brain injury patients in a remarkable interdisciplinary collection is written by diverse contributors - basket makers, mathematicians, ethnographers, and archaeologists. Baskets - threatened by plastic containers of all kinds, their materials harder to access, their rhythmic, complex patterns growing unfamiliar - have much to teach us. The process of making baskets throws light on embodied knowledge, changing global economies and the subtle interactions between humans and plant materials. They are not simply evidence of technique, being also records of social relations. This visionary and sustaining book should be read by anyone concerned for the future of this planet. -- Tanya Harrod, Founder Editor of the Journal of Modern Craft, UKTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Contributors List of Illustrations Introduction, Stephanie Bunn PART ONE: Materials and Processes: from plant to basket and beyond Introduction, Victoria Mitchell 1. Bird-nest Building, Susan D. Healy and Maria Cristina Tello-Ramos 2. Binding Place, Caroline Dear 3. Archaeological Basketry and Cultural Identity in Ancient Egypt, Willeke Wendrich 4. The Sustainability of English Traditional Willow Basket-making, Mary Butcher 5. Drawing Out a Tune: from head to hand, Tim Johnson 6. Material Values, Lois Walpole PART TWO: Basketry as Maths, Pattern and Engineering: growth, form and structure Introduction, Stephanie Bunn 7. On the Continuities Between Craft and Mathematical Practices, Ricardo Nemirovsky 8. Friction: an engineer’s perspective on weaving grass rope bridges, Ian Ewart 9. Basketry and Maths: some thoughts and practical exercises, Geraldine Jones 10. Counting, Number, Loops and Lines, Mary Crabb 11. Extracts from 'Imagining the Body Politic: the knot in the Pacific imagination', Susanne Küchler 12. Secret Strings, Sabine Hyland and William Hyland 13. Exploring Mathematical and Craft Literacies: learning to read and learning to make patterned baskets in Vanuatu, Lucie Hazelgrove-Planel PART THREE: Gathering Knowledge: basketry as a medium of memory, belonging and evocation Introduction, Victoria Mitchell 14. Snare and Enfold, Caroline Dear 15. Irish Woven Communities: a glimpse into the Irish indigenous basketry tradition, Joe Hogan 16. Straw Ropes and Wattle Walls: aspects of the material culture of basketry in Atlantic Scotland, Hugh Cheape 17. The Primordial Basket, John Mack 18. Woven Communities: from handwork to heritage in Scottish vernacular basketry, Stephanie Bunn 19. Making baskets, making exhibitions: indigenous Australian baskets at the British Museum, Lissant Bolton PART FOUR: Basketry: memory, healing, and recovery Introduction, Stephanie Bunn 20. Basketry as Therapeutic Activity, Florence Cannavacciuolo 21. The Hand Memory Work of An Lanntair in the Outer Hebrides, Jon Macleod 22. Hand Memories in Net-making and Basketry with People with Dementia, Told Through Life-moment Stories and Associated Images, Paula Brown 23. Meeting Angus MacPhee, the Weaver of Grass. Interview with Joyce Laing, 2016, Stephanie Bunn 24. Making Grass Replicas Inspired by the Work of Angus MacPhee, Joanne B. Kaar 25. The Legacy of World War 1 for Basket-making, Hilary Burns 26. Extracts from an Interview with Scholar and Occupational Therapist Dr Catherine Paterson, MBE. Taken from a Collaborative Film made with the University of Hertfordshire and Woven Communities Project, University of St Andrews, Stephanie Bunn 27. Basket-making as an Activity to Enhance Brain Injury Neurorehabilitation, Tim Palmer PART FIVE: Renewal and Realignment: the embodied knowledge of basketry Introduction, Victoria Mitchell 28. Rush to Design, Felicity Irons 29. Nearly Lost: learning knots, knowing knots, loving knots and passing it on, Des Pawson 30. Renewing a Dying Craft: the Serfenta Association of Poland, Paulina Adamska 31. The Cultural Wastepaper Basket, Ian Tait 32. Braiding and Dancing: rhythmic interlacing and patterns of interaction, Victoria Mitchell 33. Weaving Together: human robot relations of basketry and knitting, Cathrine Hasse and Pat Treusch Afterword: To Basket the World, Tim Ingold Glossary of Terms Index

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Book SynopsisKyungeun Sung is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Art, Design and Architecture at De Montfort University, UK. Her research addresses design and sustainability focusing on upcycling. She edited State-of-the-Art Upcycling Research and Practice. She is currently a Principal Investigator of the AHRC-funded International Upcycling Research Network.Richie Moalosi is a Professor of Industrial Design in the Department of Industrial Design and Technology at the University of Botswana, Botswana. His research areas include design and sustainability, social innovation, culture, design education, and additive manufacturing. He is a Co-Investigator of the AHRC-funded International Upcycling Research Network.

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Book SynopsisStuart Walker is Head of Design, Co-Director of the ImaginationLancaster creative research lab and Professor of Sustainable Design at Lancaster University. He is also Visiting Professor of Sustainable Design at Kingston University, UK and Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Canada. His propositional designs have been exhibited at the Design Museum, London, across Canada and in Italy. His books include The Spirit of Design: objects, environment and meaning and Sustainable by Design: explorations in theory and practice.Jacques Giard is Professor of Industrial Design in The Design School at Arizona State University, prior to which he was Director of the School of Industrial Design at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He is the author of Design FAQs, a university textbook on basic design and Designing: A Journey Through Time. He has also served as national president of the Association of Canadian Industrial Designers. Helen L. Walker is an independent language consultant with an MA in Education for Sustainability.Table of ContentsCONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOREWORD General Introduction: Design for Sustainability Stuart Walker and Jacques Giard PART I: HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES Editorial Introduction Jacques Giard and Stuart Walker 1 The Roots of Unsustainability John R. Ehrenfeld 2 Post-Materialism Freya Mathews 3 Making Sustainability Up: Design Beyond Possibility Aidan Davison 4 Developing Theories for Sustainable Design Dennis Doordan 5 The Emergence of Design for Sustainability: And Onward and Upward... Janis Birkeland 6 I Miss the Hungry Years: Coping with Abundance Albert Borgmann PART II: METHODS AND APPROACHES Editorial Introduction Stuart Walker and Jacques Giard 7 Sustainability - Methods and Practices Tracy Bhamra, Ricardo Hernandez and Richard Mawle 8 Integrating Sustainability in Design Education Jacques Giard and Deborah Schneiderman 9 Sustainability, Consumption and the Throwaway Culture Tim Cooper 10 Why Sustainable Consumers Don't Care Much about Green Products Anne Marchand 11 Design, Sustainability and Marketing Dorothy Mackenzie 12 The Role of Design-Led Knowledge Exchange in Supporting Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises to be Eco-Innovators in the United Kingdom Anne Chick PART III: SUSTAINABILITY IN PRACTICE Editorial Introduction Jacques Giard and Stuart Walker 13 Architecture: Building for Sustainability or Spirit Nurture? Christopher Day 14 Principles of Sustainable Dwellings and Community Design Avi Friedman 15 Design for Territorial Ecology and a New Relationship between City and Countryside: The Experience of the Feeding Milano Project Ezio Manzini and Anna Meroni 16 Sustainable Urban Futures Rachel Cooper and Chris Boyko 17 Educational Experience in Design for Sustainability: Enhancing a Critical Perspective among Undergraduate Students Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos 18 Sustainable Fashion Kate Fletcher 19 A New Design Ethic for a New Reality JohnPaul Kusz PART IV: EMERGING DIRECTIONS AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURES Editorial Introduction Stuart Walker and Jacques Giard 20 Sustainability and the Condition of Being Human Alexander Manu 21 Sustainability: Context and Design Shashank Mehta 22 Shè Jì - Change for Sustainable Futures Lou Yongqi 23 Emotionally Sustaining Design Jonathan Chapman 24 I am a User, Not a Consumer Gijs Bakker and Louise Schouwenberg 25 Design Sleepwalking: Critical Inquiry in Design Craig Badke and Stuart Walker 26 Critical Agendas: Designing for Sustainability from Products to Systems Chris Ryan 27 Metadesigning Paradigm Change: An Ecomimetic, Language-Centred Approach John Wood 28 Imagination's Promise: Practice-Based Design Research for Sustainability Stuart Walker 29 Design Activism: Challenging the Paradigm by Dissensus, Consensus and Transitional Practices Alastair Fuad-Luke 30 Design for Cyber-Sustainability: Toward a Sustainable Digital Future Bran Knowles, Stuart Walker and Lynne Blair 31 Emerging Directions Tony Fry 32 Literature and the Environment John Ralston Saul INDEX

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsContents: Early Histories: -- Prehistory -- Ancient Civilizations -- Classical Civilizations From Ancient to Renaissance -- Early Christian -- The Year 1100 Around the World -- Gothic A World of Renaissance -- Pre-Columbian Urban Civilizations -- China -- Renaissance Styles Reacting to Styles: 17th and 18th Centuries -- Baroque -- Rococo English Occurrences: Up to the 18th Century -- The English System in England -- The English System in the Colonies through the 18th century, early 19th Century The Seeds of Modernism: The 19th Century -- Neoclassical -- Revivals Reactions -- Art Nouveau: Early International Styles -- Africa and Asia -- The Aesthetic Movements Modernism -- Bauhaus and Modernism -- Alternative to Modernism -- Modernism Continue -- Modernism to Postmodernism to Deconstruction

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Book SynopsisObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The electric candle and faux fur, coffee substitutes and meat analogues, Obama impersonators, prosthetics. Imitation this, false that. Humans have been replacing and improving upon the real thing for millennia from wooden toes found on Egyptian mummies to the Luxor pyramid in Las Vegas. So why do people have such disdain for so-called fakes? Kati Stevens''s Fake discusses the strange history of imitations, as well as our ever-changing psychological and socioeconomic relationships with them. After all, fakes aren''t going anywhere; they seem to be going everywhere. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.Trade ReviewFake aims to interrogate what it is we think we’re getting from the ‘real’ thing and what we’re searching for either by clamoring for ‘real’ things or by accepting their imitation … If you revel in the critical examination of objects around you and criticism of commonly accepted attitudes, this book will be your new friend. * Seattle Book Review *Fake is fascinating, clever, and utterly perspective-altering. Kati Stevens is the genuine article. * Emily Anthes, author of Frankenstein’s Cat (2013) *Table of Contents1. The Start of Something Fake 2. That Which Is Fake May Never Die 3. Quorn for Lunch; Oreos for Dessert 4. What Was Never Real Can(not) Be Faked 5. Hippopotamus Teeth 6. Davids 7. Ovid and the Real Girl 8. The Start of Something Fake, Part 2 Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisEcodesign means integrating environmental factors into the design process of all types of products, from toys, packaging, household appliances to industrial products like compressors. It requires life cycle thinking, with the environmental impact minimized at all stages of the product cycle, from the extraction of raw materials to end of use. Ecodesign is also a key to success in the transition to a circular economy model. The ecodesign rules of thumb are a guide to develop products that fit in the circular economy. This unique book serves as a key guide for designers, organizations, governments, companies, or anybody else with an interest in a sustainable future, by addressing three main topics: First, ecodesign is explained for what it is and how it fits with the necessity for a sustainable planet. Second, ecodesign is shown to be a coherent and practical process with a plan and tools that can be used to provide solutions for the environmental challenges the world faces. Third, the impact of the ecodesign approach is elaborated for enterprises, governments, and consumers. Both legislation and consumer pressure for more sustainable goods and services require industry and academia to come up with meaningful solutions that consider economic, societal, and environmental aspects alike. This book provides the necessary clarity and tools to assess current products and support and inspire design of new ones to minimize the environmental impact and improve the circularity.Table of ContentsDr. Karine Van Doorsselaer is a senior lecturer in the Product Development department of the University of Antwerp, Belgium. She is an Ecodesign specialist and is author of the book Ecodesign: ecologisch verantwoord industrieel ontwerpen in Dutch.Prof. Dr. Rudy Koopmans is Director of the Plastics Innovation Competence Center (PICC), Director of the Institute of Applied Plastics Research, and Professor at the University of Applied Sciences (HEIA-FR) at Fribourg, Switzerland. He is also owner of Koopmans Consulting GmbH, located in Zürich, Switzerland, and is a former R&D Fellow at The Dow Chemical Company, with more than 40 years of international R&D and business experience in the plastics industry.

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Book SynopsisA book which quietly speaks of the power and beauty of handmade tableware that is simultaneously utilitarian and artistic

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Book SynopsisIllustrated history of the Fears watchmakers, founded in Bristol in 1846. The Fears story is a compendium of the defininghighs, and desperate lows, of our country's horological story which culminates with an exciting resurgence.

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Book SynopsisThis lavish and beautiful book celebrates the long and rich heritage of Chinese crafts and its increasing influence on Chinese contemporary design. Exploring the awakening craft spirit in contemporary Chinese design, it comprehensively introduces the pioneering and inspirational work of one of its leading proponents, Shang Xia. A design-led brand, Shang Xia''s ethos is implicitly tied to concepts of leisure and wellbeing. Its mission is to change the understanding of ''made in China'' and preserve vitally important handicrafts by marrying contemporary with age-old crafts.In over 500 colour photos, featured crafts include lacquer and eggshell lacquer, jade and agate carving, silk embroidery, cashmere felt, bamboo carving and weaving, furniture making and porcelain.The book also features interviews with heavy hitters of the design world including the Japanese artist Kengo Kuma, the Chinese artist Ding Yi, former International Head of Chinese Arts Department at Christie''s Géraldine Lenain, and former CEO of Hermès SA and Chairman of Shang XiaPatrick Thomas.Other key contributions include a Prologue by John Elkann, Chairman and CEO of Exor, Prefaces by Ming-Chu Fung, the former director of Taipei Palace Museum Ming-Chu Fung, and Ya-Ming Wang, the former Executive Vice President of the Palace Museum and President of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Industry Committee of the CCIA, and a Foreword by Prof Han Jian, the Director and Chief Curator of the Arts Museums of the China Academy.

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Book SynopsisArchitektonische Räume und Raumfolgen werden wesentlich von ihrer wirkungsvollen Inszenierung mitbestimmt. Das Repertoire solcher Inszenierungen fassen, formulieren, analysieren und für die Anwendung beim Entwerfen aufbereiten ist der Gegenstand der Raumdramaturgie. Raumdramaturgie wird in diesem Buch in vier großen Teilen dargestellt: Die archetypischen Grundzüge von Rauminszenierungen lassen sich anschaulich anhand dreier Versammlungshäuser der frühen Neuzeit in Venedig entwickeln. Aus dem Horizont von Theater, Film, Musik und Theorie wird architekturrelevantes dramaturgisches Wissen zur Verfügung gestellt. Einen neuen Blick auf beispielhafte Bauten der Gegenwartsarchitektur – von Scharouns Berliner Philharmonie über das IIT-Studentencenter in Chicago von Rem Koolhaas und ein Schwimmbad von Jean Nouvel bis hin zu einem Kindergarten bei Zürich von L3P Architekten – eröffnen detaillierte Analysen ihrer inszenatorischen Mittel und Lösungen. Den vierten Teil bildet eine systematischen Darstellung der Parameter und Dimensionen von Raumdramaturgie als Werkzeug des Entwerfens.

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Book SynopsisStrategies for the design process considering emotions. How does design make the indestructible character of a drill tangible? Why does a brand become a trusted friend? And what emotions should intelligent gardening tools actually radiate? The accurate communication and design of emotional worlds remain one of the greatest challenges for companies and professional design. Designing Emotion offers practical support here. Based on current research from neuroscience and psychology, the book presents tools for systematically analysing emotions and controlling them through precise use of form, colour and material. In addition to case studies and interviews, this expanded edition offers insights into the design practice of successful companies. Basic knowledge of emotions and psychological models for the design process. Still unrivaled publication on strategic design and emotion Expanded third edition with exclusive interviews, practical examples and analyses Available in German and English (Designing Emotion, ISBN 9783035623857)

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Book Synopsis Vom Druckknopf bis zur Weltraumsonde: So weit erstreckt sich der Horizont von Produktdesign. Weil Design viel mehr ist als Linienführung, geht diese Designgeschichte der Frage nach, wie sich die Ansprüche an die Gestaltung von Gebrauchsobjekten im Lauf der Zeit fortentwickelt haben. Die Frage des Wozu (Gebrauchsfunktion) verbindet sich mit der des Woraus und Womit (Materialien und Produktionsmethode) und der nach dem Wie (der konstitutiven Beschaffenheit des Gegenstandes). Darunter zeigen sich die Schichten geschichtlich bedingter kultureller Mentalitäten, und darüber erhebt sich die Frage nach den Wirkungen von Design in Gesellschaft und Umwelt. Die Schwerkraft von Ideen entfaltet diese vieldimensionale Matrix in zwei Bänden und schafft so Orientierung im Kosmos der Ideen und ihrer gestalterischen Umsetzung.

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Book SynopsisDesigning with intelligent applications Intelligent machines are no longer merely the stuff of science fiction; we are already surrounded by a multitude of intelligent applications. For example, the information feeds of large social media platforms are compiled and designed for individual users by means of algorithms. This often-unnoticed process in design practice contrasts conspicuously with a glaring gap in terms of the design-centered practice of application-oriented, AI-based design. This book shows how designers’ tasks, roles, and understanding expand when machines take on design decisions and when the concept and practice of what we call creativity fundamentally shifts. Thus, this book adds to our knowledge of how designers can apply machine learning productively. Relevant models and current applications of artificial intelligence in design Principles of good and ethical practice in designing with machine learning Seven discipline-specific case studies plus a chapter on practical applications

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Book SynopsisDesigners and forward thinkers in the field of interactive design share their reflections and show examples of different models of a responsive future environment. Interactive design has exploded in recent years with a number of inspiring projects that have opened up a new field of research and design. This book brings together some of the most prominent actors and thinkers in the field of interactive design, with theoretical articles highlighting different aspects of this work and describing them through current practices and projects. Supplemented with numerous illustrations, this book offers an overview of the emergence of interactive design and architecture based on the theory of cybernetics. At the same time, it introduces models of interactivity ranging from dynamic and shapechanging materials to wearables, architecture, and transdisciplinary and alternative design methods. History of the development of interactive design Overview of the state of the art and its possibilities Models of interactivity in theory and practice

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Book SynopsisFelice Rix-Ueno studied under Josef Hoffmann, a co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte (1903–1932). Inspired by the Japanese formal language, she formed her own style, which was expressed in particularly imaginative fabric and wallpaper patterns, fashion and home accessories, and wall paintings. After her marriage to the Japanese architect Isaburo Ueno, she moved to Japan in 1926. There they created joint works that received much attention, such as the Star Bar in Kyoto, which was shown in the famous exhibition Modern Architecture in New York’s MoMa in 1932. Felice Rix-Ueno, who was already prominently represented in the successful MAK exhibition Women Artists of the Wiener Werkstätte, is given a substantial monographic treatment for the first time outside Japan with this catalog. Important artist of the Wiener Werkstätte and beyond Fabric patterns, wallpapers, fashion and home accessories, commercial graphics, and wall paintings Large exhibition at the MAK Vienna, 22 Nov 2023–21 Apr 2024

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Book SynopsisCute little bears in all different colours, grinning elephants and cuddly mice cavorting on the padding on the changing table, the winter parka, the playhouse: the design quality of products for children frequently leaves much to be desired. But fortunately the examples are increasing of child appropriate design with style. This is of course not simply a matter of satisfying the aesthetic demands of the adults: It is more about an attractive product design which makes sense for children and their development. This volume presents products for children which allow children to be children. Such products must of course also be functional and stable. But it is at least as important that they playfully incite their phantasy and creativity while encouraging their capabilities and potentials. They should also be a source of pleasure for the potential design lovers of tomorrow. The products presented include toys, baby carriages, furniture, clothing, shoes and much more in the categories of living, fashion and playtime.

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Book SynopsisAs a pioneer of modern design, Willy Guhl created world-famous furniture such as the Eternit garden chair or Europe’s first plastic shell chair. In the tradition of modernism and against the traditional Heimatstil, after 1945 he developed a holistic design approach oriented to human beings and their needs; functionality and reduction to the essential characterize his everyday objects. In collaboration with Swiss companies such as Dietiker, Eternit and Aebi, Willy Guhl designed seating furniture, planters and mowing machines. Willy Guhl’s designs, his teaching methods and his image archive bear witness to the innovations of the booming design industry of the post-war period and the changing professional image of the industrial designer. As a teacher and later head of the class for interior and product design at the Zurich School of Arts and Crafts from 1941 to 1980, Willy Guhl influenced generations of Swiss designers, including Robert Haussmann, Kurt Thut and Andreas Christen. The trained carpenter and interior designer passed on his design knowledge “hands-on,” with illustrative objects, by model making and storytelling. This first comprehensive monograph illuminates Willy Guhl’s legacy in the context of this design and teaching practice as well as current theories of the design discipline. As a thematically structured catalog of works, it offers a complete index of all design projects, and illustrates in sketches, plans and photographs his exploratory working method and his passion for material and technology, which is equally evident in the selection of exemplary student works.

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Book SynopsisDas Referenzwerk einer Generation in der Konstruktion und Ausbildung an Hochschulen. Jetzt macht der Reprint das bedeutende - immer noch aktuelle - Werk wieder verfügbar: Das Buch beinhaltet beide erschienenen Einzelbände. In Teil 1: u.a. Prinzipien und Strukturen des Leichtbaus, dünnwandige isotrope Flächen und Hautfelder, dünnwandige Profilstäbe, anisotrope Flächen, Sandwichflächen. In Teil 2: u.a. Kriterien und Verfahren des Entwerfens und Optimierens, Auswahl und beanspruchungsgerechte Gestaltung von Bauteilen und Strukturen, basierend auf aktuellen Bauweisen und Werkstoffen, unter Gesichtspunkten von Zuverlässigkeit und Schadenstoleranz.Table of ContentsElemente.- Einführung.- Dünnwandige isotrope Flächen, Hautfelder.- Dünnwandige Profilstäbe.- Anisotrope Flächen.- Sandwichflächen.- Flächen mit Einzelsteifen.- Kastenträger für Biegung und Torsion.- Konstruktion.- Einführung.- Strukturentwurf.- Werkstoffe und Bauweisen.- Bauteiloptimierung über den Strukturkennwert.- Entwurf und Optimierung von Kräftepfaden.- Krafteinleitungen, Ausschnitte und Verbindungen.- Sicherheit und Zuverlässigkeit.

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Book SynopsisDieses in Praxis und Studium bewährte Standardwerk vermittelt die Grundlagen zur Neu- und Weiterentwicklung technischer Produkte, zur Standardisierung von Produkten sowie zur Automatisierung produktspezifischer Konstruktionsprozesse. Schwerpunkte sind eine umfassende, produktneutrale Beschreibung der Konstruktionselemente und des Konstruktionsprozesses, sowie Beschreibungen produktspezifischer (spezieller) Konstruktionsprozesse, die Standardisierung von Produkten, das Standardisieren und Automatisieren von Prozessen, die Produktplanung und Aufgabenstellung sowie Informationssysteme über Technische Produkte. Zur Verdeutlichung der Theorie wurde Wert auf zahlreiche Praxisbeispiele gelegt.Table of Contents1 Einführung.- 1.1 Bedeutung der Konstruktion.- 1.2 Aufgaben und Ziele der Konstruktionslehre.- 2 Produktplanung und Aufgabenstellung.- 2.1 Entwicklung von Produktideen.- 2.2 Zweckbeschreibung und Forderungen an technische Produkte.- 2.3 Planen von Aufgabenstellungen.- 3 Technische Systeme.- 3.1 Klassifikation technischer Systeme.- 3.2 Elementare Tätigkeiten in Maschinen, Geräten und Apparaten.- 3.3 Konstruktionselemente technischer Systeme.- 3.3.1 Übersicht.- 3.3.2 Physikalische Grundoperationen und Funktionen technischer Systeme.- 3.3.3 Mathematische und logische Grundoperationen und Elementarfunktionen.- 3.3.4 Physikalische Effekte.- 3.3.5 Effektträger.- 3.3.6 Prinziplösung.- 3.3.7 Gestaltelemente.- 3.3.8 Oberflächen, Schichten, Kanten und Spitzen.- 3.4 Strukturen technischer Systeme.- 3.4.1 Funktionsstrukturen.- 3.4.2 Gestaltstrukturen.- 3.5 Tätigkeiten, Eigenschaften und Parameter technischer Produkte.- 3.5.1 Forderungen, Tätigkeiten und Eigenschaften.- 3.5.2 Eigenschaften technischer Produkte.- 4 Grundlagen des Konstruierens.- 4.1 Einführung und Definitionen.- 4.2 Erster Hauptsatz der Konstruktionslehre.- 4.3 Tätigkeiten und Zwischenergebnisse von Konstruktionsprozessen.- 4.4 Konstruktionsarten.- 5 Produktneutraler oder allgemeiner Konstruktionsprozeß.- 5.1 Einführung und Überblick.- 5.2 Entwickeln von Funktionsstrukturen.- 5.2.1 Funktionssynthese.- 5.2.2 Symbolik zur Beschreibung von Tätigkeiten technischer Gebilde.- 5.3 Entwickeln von Prinziplösungen, Prinzipsynthese.- 5.3.1 Physikalisches Prinzip, Prinziplösungen.- 5.3.2 Festlegen der physikalischen Effekte, Effektsynthese.- 5.3.3 Festlegen des Effektträgers, Effektträger- synthese.- 5.3.4 Beispiele zur Entwicklung von Prinziplösungen.- 5.4 Allgemeine oder produktneutrale Gestaltungs- prozesse.- 5.4.1 Einführung, Überblick, Definitionen.- 5.4.2 Qualitatives Gestalten oder Entwerfen.- 5.4.3 Produktneutrale Gestaltungsregeln.- 5.4.4 Bevorzugte spezielle Gestaltvarianten.- 5.5 Konstruieren von Oberflächen und Schichten.- 5.6 Restriktionsgerechtes Konstruieren.- 5.6.1 Übersicht.- 5.6.2 Marktbedingte Forderungen.- 5.6.3 Umweltbedingte Forderungen.- 5.6.4 Gesellschaftsbedingte Forderungen.- 5.6.5 Werdegangsbedingte Forderungen.- 5.6.6 Eigenstörungsbedingte Forderungen.- 5.6.7 Richtlinien und Beispiele zu verschiedenen Forderungen.- 1. Zuverlässig und sicher.- 2. Systemzugehörigkeit oder Schnittstellenbedingungen.- 3. Fertigungsgerecht.- 4. Schweißgerecht, Laserschweißgerecht.- 5. Montagegerecht.- 6. Toleranzgerecht.- 7. Beanspruchungsgerecht.- 8. Werkstoffgerecht.- 9. Ressourcenschonend oder Recyclinggerecht.- 5.7 Minimieren der Bauteilezahl technischer Systeme.- 5.8 Kostenreduzierendes Konstruieren.- 5.8.1 Kostenarten und Mittel zur Kostenreduzierung.- 5.8.2 Kostenermittlung.- 5.9 Restriktionsgerechte Lösungen.- 1. Präzise spielfreie und spielarme Lagerungen und Führungen.- 2. Reibungsarme Lagerungen.- 6 Bauweisen technischer Systeme.- 6.1 Funktionsbauweisen von Bauteilen und Baugruppen.- 1. Partial-und Totalbauweise.- 2. Differential- und Integralbauweise.- 3. Mono- und Multifunktionalbauweise.- 6.2 Bauweisen von Maschinen, Geräten und Apparaten.- 1. Monobaugruppen-Bauweise.- 2. Multibaugruppen-Bauweise.- 7 Standardisieren von Produkten.- 7.1 Baureihen.- 7.2 Typengruppen.- 7.3 Baukastensysteme.- 8 Produktspezifische oder spezielle Konstruktionsprozesse.- 8.1 Beschreiben produktspezifischer Konstruktionsprozesse.- 8.2 Beispiel „Karosserie-A-Säulen“.- 8.3 Festlegen qualitativer Parameterwerte, Beispiele.- 8.4 Festlegen quantitativer Parameterwerte.- 8.5 Optimieren und Bewerten von Lösungen.- 8.5.1 Optimieren und Bewerten qualitativer Parameter.- 8.5.2 Optimieren quantitativer Parameter.- 8.5.3 Beispiele.- 9 Beispiele methodischen Konstruierens.- 9.1 Entwickeln von Pumpen.- 9.2 Entwickeln von Drahtwebmaschinen.- 9.3 Entwickeln von Nahtwebmaschinen.- 9.4 Entwickeln von Zündzeitpunktverstellern.- 9.5 Entwickeln von Verbindungen.- 9.6 Entwickeln von Paletten.- 9.7 Entwickeln einer Fadenhalter- und Schneideinrichtung.- 9.8 Gestalten von Kegelradgetrieben.- 9.9 Gestalten von Bremssteuerventilen.- 9.10 Entwickeln von Bremssystemen.- 9.11 Gestalten eines Schalters für PKW-Sitzheizungen.- 10 Automatisieren von Konstruktionsprozessen.- 10.1 Bestimmung der Typ- und Abmessungs- varianten einer Produkteart.- 10.2 Konstruktionsalgorithmen zur Bestimmung von Produkten.- 1. Algorithmen zur Bestimmung von Produktetypen.- 2. Algorithmen zur Bestimmung von Abmessungsvarianten.- 3. Beispiel.- 11 Informationssysteme über technische Produkte.- 11.1 Ordnungs- und Suchmerkmale.- 11.2 Informationssysteme für unterschiedliche Aufgaben.- 11.3 Festlegen von Suchmerkmalen.- 12 Innovation technischer Produkte.- 12.1 Innovationsanstöße durch Bedarfsermittlung.- 12.2 Innovationsanstöße durch Entwickeln von Aufgabenstellungen.- 12.3 Innovationsanstöße durch Variieren von Konstruktionsmitteln oder Fertigungsverfahren.- 12.4 Zusammenfassung.- 12.5 Beispiele.- 13 Patentwesen, methodisches Konstruieren und Erfinden.- 13.1 Schutzwürdigkeit technischer Lösungen.- 13.2 Konstruktionselemente und Konstruktions- prozeß.- 13.3 Eigenschaften technischer Produkte.- 13.4 Neuheit von Lösungen.- 13.5 Fortschrittlichkeit von Lösungen.- 13.6 Erfinderische Tätigkeiten, Erfindungshöhe.- 13.7 Grundlagen zur Prüfung von Neuheit und Erfindungshohe.- 14 Anhang.- Tabelle 1 Systematik der physikalischen Effekte für die Grundoperation „Wandeln und Vergrößern von Energien und Signalen“.- Tabelle 2 Systematik der physik. Effekte für die Grundoperation „Verbinden und Trennen von Energien und Stoffen“.- Tabelle 3 Systematik der physikalischen Effekte für die Grundoperation „Trennen von Stoffen“.- Prinzipkatalog 1 Wandeln der Energie- bzw. Signalart.- Prinzipkatalog 2 Vergrößern bzw. Verkleinern physikalischer Größen.- Prinzipkatalog 3 Fügen von Stoffen.- Prinzipkatalog 4 Lösen von Stoffen.- Prinzipkatalog 5 Trennen von Stoffen.- Prinzipkatalog 6 Mischen von Stoffen.- Tabelle 4 Eigenschaften von Oberflächen, Realisierungs- möglichkeiten, Beispiele.- Tabelle 5 Eisenlegierungen — Eigenschaften und Anwendungen.- Tabelle 6 Nickellegierungen — Eigenschaften und Anwendungen.- Tabelle 7 Kobaltlegierungen — Eigenschaften und Anwendungen.- Tabelle 8 Kupfer-, Blei-, Zinnlegierungen — Eigenschaften und Anwendungen.- Tabelle 9 Elementare Stoffe (Metalle, Nichtmetalle) - Eigenschaften und Anwendungen.- Tabelle 10 Komposite, Dispersionen — Eigenschaften und Anwendungen.- Tabelle 11 Keramische Werkstoffe, Oxyde, Nitride, Karbide, Boride, Silizide — Eigenschaften und Anwendungen.- Tabelle 12 Teilkristalline Thermoplaste — Eigenschaften und Anwendungen.- Tabelle 13 Amorphe Thermoplaste und Duroplaste - Eigenschaften und Anwendungen.- Literatur.- Literatur zum Anhang.- Sachwortverzeichnis.

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