BOOKS about materials and sustainability
The Materials Sourcebook for Design Professionals
Rob Thompson
Designing Lightness
Adriaan Beukers & Ed Van Hinte
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
William McDonough & Michael Braungart
Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals
Rob Thompson
Materials and Design: The Art & Science of Material Selection in Product Design
Michael F. Ashby & Kara Johnson
Materiology: The Creatives Guide to Materials and Technologies
Daniel Kula
WA: The Essence of Japanese Design
Rossella Menegazzo, Stefania Piotti & Kenya Hara
Less and More – The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
Klaus Klemp