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Experimental eco-design : architecture, fashion, product /​ Cara Brower, Rachel Mallory, Zachary Ohlman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Mies, Switerland : RotoVision, c2009.Description: 176 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9782888930600 (pbk.)
  • 2888930609 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 745.2 22
Contents:
Introduction : Where we begin ; Looks good, feels good, is good? / Edwin Datschefski -- 01. Transforming materials : A new frame of mind / Peter Danko ; Paper architecture ; Cardboard seating ; Disposable tableware ; Recycled fabric ; Recyclable plastic ; Cafe tables and tableware ; Lifestyle products ; Bamboo furniture ; Molded sugar ; Recycled stationery ; Reappropriated clothing and furniture ; Plastic outdoor furniture ; Bamboo furniture ; Tactile textiles -- 02. Efficiency by design : Creative communities / Ezio Manzini ; Modular hotel ; Mobile architecture ; Conceptual furniture ; Interlocking shapes ; Self-assembly seating ; Transportable chair ; Flat-pack furniture ; Temporary housing ; Collapsible stool ; Energy-saving lighting ; Flat-pack furniture ; Custom speakers ; Vacuum-housing chair ; Ottoman footstools ; Compactible objects ; Bent-plywood furniture ; Modular housing ; Prefabricated buildings -- 03. Imaginative reuse : Designing time / Ed Van Hinte ; Reclaimed-wood furniture ; Reclaimed-fabric quilts ; Recycled fashion ; Recycled-rubber soles ; Reconstructed garments ; Found-object chandeliers ; Recycled bags ; Reappropriated objects ; Reclaimed-materials apparel ; Tree stool -- 04. Social sensibility : Less is more for many more / Jan Dranger ; Sustainable snowboards ; Raw-wood tables ; Organic tables ; Adaptable mobile homes ; Alternative energy ; Ethical process and practice ; Urban park ; Architecture modeled on nature ; Wallpaper ; Bioluminescent lighting ; Bathing system ; Decorative plastic furniture ; Inflatable furniture.
Summary: This book highlights new ways of thinking about sustainable design, while showcasing innovative product. It is a collection of outstanding, innovative product, graphic, fashion, and environment designs.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Open Collection Open Collection FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Open Collection FCUC Library 745.2 BRO 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00021699
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Where we begin ; Looks good, feels good, is good? / Edwin Datschefski -- 01. Transforming materials : A new frame of mind / Peter Danko ; Paper architecture ; Cardboard seating ; Disposable tableware ; Recycled fabric ; Recyclable plastic ; Cafe tables and tableware ; Lifestyle products ; Bamboo furniture ; Molded sugar ; Recycled stationery ; Reappropriated clothing and furniture ; Plastic outdoor furniture ; Bamboo furniture ; Tactile textiles -- 02. Efficiency by design : Creative communities / Ezio Manzini ; Modular hotel ; Mobile architecture ; Conceptual furniture ; Interlocking shapes ; Self-assembly seating ; Transportable chair ; Flat-pack furniture ; Temporary housing ; Collapsible stool ; Energy-saving lighting ; Flat-pack furniture ; Custom speakers ; Vacuum-housing chair ; Ottoman footstools ; Compactible objects ; Bent-plywood furniture ; Modular housing ; Prefabricated buildings -- 03. Imaginative reuse : Designing time / Ed Van Hinte ; Reclaimed-wood furniture ; Reclaimed-fabric quilts ; Recycled fashion ; Recycled-rubber soles ; Reconstructed garments ; Found-object chandeliers ; Recycled bags ; Reappropriated objects ; Reclaimed-materials apparel ; Tree stool -- 04. Social sensibility : Less is more for many more / Jan Dranger ; Sustainable snowboards ; Raw-wood tables ; Organic tables ; Adaptable mobile homes ; Alternative energy ; Ethical process and practice ; Urban park ; Architecture modeled on nature ; Wallpaper ; Bioluminescent lighting ; Bathing system ; Decorative plastic furniture ; Inflatable furniture.

This book highlights new ways of thinking about sustainable design, while showcasing innovative product. It is a collection of outstanding, innovative product, graphic, fashion, and environment designs.