‘pre-crimp weaving’ architectural mesh manufactured by potter & soar (pp. 108-109)

author: chris lefteri publisher: laurence king publishing language: english year: 2012, second edition size: 240 × 170 mm, 288 pages, 282 illustrations ISBN: 978-1856697491

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designboom rating: making it: manufacturing techniques for production design by chris lefteri - 2 making it: manufacturing techniques for production design by chris lefteri - 3 making it: manufacturing techniques for production design by chris lefteri - 4 making it: manufacturing techniques for production design by chris lefteri - 5 _____________________________________________________________________

‘my intention was to take all the information that exists in technical manuals, trade journals and websites for associations and federations in the engineering sectors and to encapsulate it in a guide for the designer that would be a relevant introduction to the world of the manufactured object.’ – chris lefteri

content ‘making it’ uses contemporary design objects as case studies to explain the industrial methods of how things are made. the book is broken down into seven different sections: cut from solid; sheet; continuous; thin & hollow; into solid; complex; and advanced, offering an exploration of specific manufacturing outcomes, from the transformation of material from different states, to creating different modules from the same principles, categorized based on the shapes of the components produced with each process. from jingering and jollying to water-jet cutting, extrusion and a range of moulding and die-casting systems, lefteri dissects each technique through step-by-step photographs and hand-drawn diagrams which are summarized by key points such as indication of scale, potential volumes of production, as well as unit price vs. capital investment and other information which outlines its applications and (in)efficiencies.

is this book for me? an easy-to-use guide for anyone interested in how things are made. the range of manufacturing techniques addressed gives a good overview of production possibilities with information that is easy to digest.

making it: manufacturing techniques for production design by chris lefteri - 6 ‘dip moulding’ forming balloons – michael faraday creted the first rubber ballooon in 1824 (pp. 134-135)

making it: manufacturing techniques for production design by chris lefteri - 7 ‘filament winding’ spun carbon chair by mathias bengtsson (pp. 158-159)

making it: manufacturing techniques for production design by chris lefteri - 8 ‘metal spinning’ spun chair by thomas heatherwick (pp. 56-57)

making it: manufacturing techniques for production design by chris lefteri - 9 ‘backward impact extrusion’ aka indirect extrusion SIGG drink bottles by SIGG (pp. 146-147)

making it: manufacturing techniques for production design by chris lefteri - 10 ‘deep three-dimensional forming in plywood’ gubi chair by komplot (pp.83)

making it: manufacturing techniques for production design by chris lefteri - 11 step-by-step photographs illustrating the production of the ‘gubi chair’ (pp. 85)

making it: manufacturing techniques for production design by chris lefteri - 12 hand-drawn diagram of the ‘injection blow moulding process (pp. 129)

making it: manufacturing techniques for production design by chris lefteri - 13 cover