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List of contents
1. An Introduction to the Aesthetics of Design 2. Selection of Natural Materials Using CES EduPack 3. Natural Materials – Composition and Combinations 4. Designing with the Life Cycle in Mind 5. Restoring Credibility to Natural Materials 6. Natural Materials in Automotive Design 7. Rediscovering Natural Materials in Packaging 8. Designing Tall Buildings with Natural Materials 9. Emerging Nature Based Materials and Their Use in New Products 10. Bio-Inspired Design – Enhancing Natural Materials
About the author
Angela Morris, BA Hons, MA, MinstPkg, FRSA, ran her own creative packaging design businesses for over 30 years and is now CEO and founder of The Wool Packaging Company and creator of the Woolcool® brand. Angela’s packaging experience covers a variety of different sectors, from major UK retail high street stores such as BHS, global confectionery companies Nestlé and Cadbury’s, to water filtration systems for Fairey Industrial Ceramics and automotive components for Roll-Royce. Working as a packaging consultant and advisor to her clients, she often became an integral part of their businesses, helping companies to market their products successfully, through the introduction of superior and innovative packaging solutions, in many cases utilising natural materials.
Angela has lectured and supervised postgraduate students and given talks on Design Management, Innovation and Green Entrepreneurship at several universities across the UK. Due to the vision, passion, dedication and experience of The Wool Packaging Company founder, Angela was invited by the IOM3 organisation in 2013 to launch and chair the new Natural Materials Association (NMA).
Dr. Ormondroyd completed his PhD (Wood Science) at Bangor University, UK. He has has been the Head of Materials Research at the BioComposites Centre for 6 years and in that time has written many proposals and papers and has undertaken commercial works in all aspects of wood and biomaterials science. Dr. Ormondroyd has over 50 publications including peer reviewed papers, conference proceedings, book chapters and edited books, and he continues to publish regularly. Dr. Ormondroyd is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining, a member of the International Research Group on Wood Protection and in 2015 was short listed for both the Bangor and the Insider Wales Innovation Awards. Dr. Ormondroyd is an editor of 2 International Journals and a reviewer for 6 others.
Summary
The book discusses designing with natural materials in areas including building, automotive, and packaging, and hypothesizes how the future will influence design. It offers insight on new biobased materials while also offering insight to scientists. It discusses bioinspiration and biomimicry and how they can influence future material design.
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"This is a timely publication which brings together the tools, examples and future aspirations for designing with natural materials. This book will help to clarify the current opaque knowledge of various materials and their properties. There are tantalizing glimpses of comparisons between natural and other materials and their contribution to reducing resource use and making a positive environmental impact."
~Iris Anderson BEM, Founder of Bioladies Network and Board Member of Natural Materials Association
"It is anticipated that this book will attract a wide audience, not just the obvious designers considered to be artists rather than scientists, but also those involved in engineering. If their mindset can be altered, replacement of unsustainable and non-biodegradable materials by natural materials can be taken to massive advantage."
-- Ken Jones, Chromatographia
