- Elvin Karana, Materials Experience: Contemporary Issues In Materials and Product Design, Butterworth Heinemann, 2013, ISBN: 9780080993591
- Karana, Barati, Rognoli & van der Laan, Material driven design (MDD): A method to design for material experiences, International Journal of Design, 2015, 9, 2, 35-54
- Kääriäinen, P., Tervinen, L., Vuorinen, T., & Riutta, N. , 2020, The CHEMARTS cookbook, Aalto University publication series CROSSOVER, 1/2020, ISBN: 978-952-60-8803-7 (electronic), ISBN 978-952-60-8802-0 (printed)
Other recommended literature:
- Michael F.Ashby, Kara Johnson, Materials and Design, Butterworth Heinemann, 2009, ISBN: 9781856174978
- Rob Thompson, Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals, Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2007, ISBN: 9780500513750
- Rob Thompson, Martin Thompson, Manufacturing Processes for Textile and Fashion Design Professionals, Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2014, ISBN 9780500517413
- Solanki, S., 2018, Why materials matter: responsible design for a better world, Prestel Publishing
- Myers, W., 2012, Bio design, Nature, Science, Creativity, Thames & Hudson Ltd