Print Email Facebook Twitter Meanings of Materials Title Meanings of Materials Author Karana, E. Contributor Hekkert, P.P.M. (promotor) Kandachar, P.V. (promotor) Faculty Industrial Design Engineering Department Design Engineering Date 2009-05-29 Abstract This book is about meanings we attribute to materials of the objects around us. Materials convey meanings: they look traditional, they express luxury, they are associated with factories, or they conjure up one’s childhood. How do materials obtain these meanings? How do they interact with other elements of product design in expressing certain meanings? How can designers systematically incorporate meaning considerations into their materials selection processes? This book presents the concept of meanings of materials and has made a start in making this concept more actionable in design thinking. Subject Materials SelectionProduct DesignMeaning To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:092da92d-437c-47b7-a2f1-b49c93cf2b1e ISBN 9789051550559 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights (c) 2009 Karana, E. Files PDF KARANA_PHD_THESIS_2009.pdf 46.7 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:092da92d-437c-47b7-a2f1-b49c93cf2b1e/datastream/OBJ/view