- Karana, E. (2013). Materials Experience: Contemporary Issues In Materials and Product Design, Butterworth Heinemann, ISBN: 9780080993591
- Karana, E., Barati, B., Rognol, V. i & van der Laan, A. (2015). Material driven design (MDD): A method to design for material experiences, International Journal of Design, 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:
- Ashby, M., & Johnson, K. (2009). Materials and Design, Butterworth Heinemann, ISBN: 9781856174978
- Thompson, R. (2007). Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals, Thames & Hudson Ltd, ISBN: 9780500513750
- Thompson, R. & Thompson, M. (2014). Manufacturing Processes for Textile and Fashion Design Professionals, Thames & Hudson Ltd, 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
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This course is offered as part of programme:
Course content
Material Driven Design (MDD) is a creative and explorative design method that facilitate design processes in which materials are the main driver. By working with an explorative approach, the student understands the material in-depth e.g. experiential qualities, technical properties and the material’s purpose within a situational whole. In the course, the MDD-method will be used for working with semi-developed or exploratory materials, designing new materials from e.g. waste streams or renewable and organic raw materials. During the course, the student is expected to develop an in-depth understanding of technical properties and experiential qualities of materials as well as manufacturing techniques, from a design perspective. The student is expected to demonstrate the ability to present a well-argued selection of material and manufacturing techniques based on the underlying reasons for the users’ material experiences. The course is based on a group project with materials as the point of departure in the design process.
Material Driven Design: theory, method and project
Entry requirements
52,5 credits within the main field of studies of which all 30 credits from the course Produktdesign: Designmetodik, or
60 credits within the field of Design
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Course evaluation
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