Mondo Materialis: Materials and Ideas for the Future - Softcover

An invaluable idea and design sourcebook that presents the ideas of 120 of the world's leading architects and designers on the materials of the future. Illustrated with 192 full-colour plates, this is a compelling, thoughtful and altogether dazzling foray into the possibilities for our man-made environment.

George M Beylerian is president of Material Connexion Inc, a New York based resource centre for material innovation. A leading innovator in contemporary design, he has organised design exhibitions that have appeared at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, The National Building Museum, and the Guggenheim. Jeffrey J Osborne is a design consultant in New York specialising in product design, merchandising, and events planning. He is Executive Director of the International Design Conference in Aspen.