Download or read book Material Design written by Thomas Schröpfer and published by Birkhauser. This book was released on 2013 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The approach of Material Design opens the way to an innovative use of materials in the design professions. Taking material qualities and properties such as texture, elasticity and transparency as a point of departure, the book describes a multitude of material operations, like folding and bending, carving and cutting, weaving and knitting, mirroring and screening.