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An encyclopaedic guide to production techniques and materials for product and industrial designers, engineers, and architects.

Today's product designers are presented with a myriad of choices when creating their work and preparing it for manufacture. They have to be knowledgeable about a vast repertoire of processes, ranging from what used to be known as traditional "crafts" to the latest technology, to enable their designs to be manufactured effectively and efficiently. Information on the internet about such processes is often unreliable, and search engines do not usefully organize material for designers.

This fundamental new resource explores innovative production techniques and materials that are having an impact on the design industry worldwide. Organized into four easily referenced parts—Forming, Cutting, Joining, and Finishing—over seventy manufacturing processes are explained in depth with full technical descriptions; analyses of the typical applications, design opportunities, and considerations each process offers; and information on cost, speed, and environmental impact. The accompanying step-by-step case studies look at a product or component being manufactured at a leading international supplier.

A directory of more than fifty materials includes a detailed technical profile, images of typical applications and finishes, and an overview of each material's design characteristics. With some 1,200 color photographs and technical illustrations, specially commissioned for this book, this is the definitive reference for product designers, 3D designers, engineers, and architects who need a convenient, highly accessible, and practical reference.


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Rob Thompson lectures on materials and processes at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London. He is Senior Designer at Bolton Associates, where he is involved in researching and developing materials and products.

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  • Hardcover: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson; illustrated edition edition (November 30, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0500513759
  • ISBN-13: 978-0500513750
  • Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 1.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,856 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars the best so far, January 11, 2008
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As an industrial designer and a professor of ID at a Furniture Design college, I am very pleased with this book. It is probably the best book of its kind, so far, covering most processes and describing them in the most excellent manner (with nice diagrams, case studies etc). I would love to see bigger pictures in the next edition. This can be used as a great reference textbook! A big "thank you" to Rob Thomson and the publishers!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book I've seen on the subject, February 23, 2008
It is an excellent book on manufacturing processes and materials. Not overbearingly technical, just the right thing for designers. A step in the right direction, like Ashby and Johnson's book Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design
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5.0 out of 5 stars now, that's a book!, November 1, 2009
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A great design book for insiders! No coffee table album for amateurs. Recommended as substitute for pornography. The only problem I had - it is too physically heavy for reading in the lavatory... enjoy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely essential
Just to echo what the other reviewers are saying here: it's hard to imagine a design shop without this book on the shelf. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Blaine Lilly

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Overview of Variety of Processes
I absolutely love this book. I wish I had it while I was in undergrad. My friend found it and shared it with me; then I bought myself a copy. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Liz

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable resource for designers
This is a phenomenal resource. I bought this book as a required text for a materials and processes class and it is likely the best textbook I own. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Brook Plog

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, feel like reading a magazine rather than a text book.
This book give a great overview (not in detail) of many manufacturing process with lots of case studies. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
This is an excellent book for designers, well worth buying. It is a great reference guide for all material manufacturing processes, highlighted by colorful photos of processes and... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best ever!
About time someone made a book this good! Most of the other books on the subject are incomplete, out-of-date, or just plain butt-ugly. This is the new standard! Read more
Published 16 months ago by David W. Schultze

5.0 out of 5 stars Attractive and complete overview of production techniques
This is the best book I've seen so far about this subject. Attractive for (industrial) design students, but also for professionals. Read more
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