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Looking for a last minute gift? From the publishers of Frame and Mark magazines comes Materiology, the creative industry's guide to materials and technologies.

Targeted at architects and designers, this illustrated text book provides in-depth information about the characteristics and application possibilities of dozens materials and technologies.

Materiology is intended for all creative professionals who rely on materials and technologies -architects, designers, stylists, artists and the like, from students to experienced practitioners - and is written in a style that conveys a wealth of information in a language that's easy to understand. This book covers everything there is to know about materials and technologies in one single volume.

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This comprehensive exploration of materials is divided into four sections:

1. Families of materials: various types of wood, plastic, glass, metal, lighting, etc.

2. Catalogue of materials: 110 catalogue cards that identify various materials, from the most basic substance to the latest cutting edge innovation.

3. Processes: major methods of processing materials (e.g. injection moulding, extrusion) explained with instructive diagrams.

4. Thinking out of the box: issues of relevance to any study of materials and technologies, such as ecology and virtual issues.

Edited by Daniel Kula and Elodie Ternaux, this hardcover reference covers more than 340 pages and is also available in Dutch, French and German. Click on one of these links to get your localized copy of Materiology. Frame subscribers get 10% discount.