The Making of Design : : From the First Model to the Final Product / / ed. by Gerrit Terstiege.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Architecture, Design and Arts 2000 - 2014
• MitwirkendeR: Bouroullec, Erwan,; Bouroullec, Ronan,; Campbell, Louise,; Diez, Stefan,; Foster, Norman,; Grcic, Konstantin,; Jongerius, Hella,; Lamb, Max,; Naumann, Peter,; Rams, Dieter,; Schmidt, Michael,; Seymour, Jerszy,; Terstiege, Gerrit,; Ullmann, Roland,; Urquiola, Patricia,; Yoshioka, Tokujin,; Zieta, Oskar,
• HerausgeberIn: Terstiege, Gerrit,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2012]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Das Buch liefert eine detaillierte Darstellung von Design-Prozessen: Anhand von 25 „Making of-Beiträgen" aus den unterschiedlichsten Branchen deckt es die Schwerpunkte Möbel-Design, Transportation Design und Haushaltsgeräte ab. Renommierte Designer wie Konstantin Grcic, die Bouroullecs, Stefan Diez, Hella Jongerius und Sir Norman Foster zeigen Schritt für Schritt, wie sie für Vitra, Grundig, Jura oder Authentics Produkte entwerfen, mit welchen Mitteln sie visualisieren und wie sich Projekte in der Modellphase verändern. Dazu ein Interview mit Design-Legende Dieter Rams über realisierte und nicht realisierte Braun-Produkte.

This book takes an in-depth look at design processes, with twenty-five depictions of "the making of" products from a wide variety of industries. Its primary focuses are furniture design, transportation design, and household appliances.Renowned designers like Konstantin Grcic, the Bouroullecs, Stefan Diez, Hella Jongerius, and Sir Norman Foster offer step by step accounts of how they go about designing products for Vitra, Grundig, Jura, and Authentics – the tools they use for visualization and how projects change during the model phase. Plus: an interview with design legend Dieter Rams on realized and unrealized products for Braun.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Models with a Cause -- “The Design Process Still had no Form” -- “The Beauty of Paper is Dangerous” -- Chairs -- Growing Complexity -- Rococo Rocks! -- Very Round, Indeed -- Sturdy and Stackable -- Under Pressure -- Interiors -- Once Upon a Wall -- The Power of Patterns -- A Bag of Tricks -- The New Sound of Braun -- Neo-Espressonism -- Watching a Sculpture -- Water on Wheels -- Transportations -- Boating Beauty -- Ready for Take-off -- The Model With a Cause -- A Clever Concept -- Experiments -- Rolling, Rolling, Rolling! -- A Well-Tempered Project -- Jerszy the Dripper -- An Exercise in Seating -- Crystallized Message -- Index -- Imprint