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The making of design: From the first model to the final product

Author
G. Terstiege
Year
2009
The Making of Design documents, through twenty-five case studies, how well-known designers actually develop products, from early models to finished goods, across fields such as furniture and transportation. It includes first-hand accounts from designers such as Konstantin Grcic and Hella Jongerius, and an interview with Dieter Rams.
The Making of Design takes an in-depth look at design processes, presenting twenty-five accounts of how products were developed across industries such as furniture, transportation and household appliances. Designers including Konstantin Grcic, the Bouroullec brothers, Stefan Diez, Hella Jongerius and Norman Foster describe step by step how they worked on pieces for companies such as Vitra, Grundig, Jura and Authentics, including the tools they used for visualization and how the projects changed during the model-making phase. The book also includes an interview with Dieter Rams about realized and unrealized products for Braun. Credits: Terstiege, G. (2009). The making of design: From the first model to the final product. BOOK, Basel, Switzerland: Birkhauser Verlag AG.
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