Transmaterial 3 - A catalog of materials that redefine our physical environment

Since the publication of his best-selling first volume of Transmaterial, Blaine Brownell has become the undisputed master of new materials, inspiring architects and designers looking to transform the structure, spaces, and surfaces of their projects with the latest high-tech and environmentally friendly products. The third volume in the critically acclaimed series presents more than two hundred emergent materials, products, and systems that have significant potential to change the constructed world.
Transmaterial 3: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine Our Physical Environment provides a broad synopsis of the state of technological advances in materials today, with a special emphasis on new developments in the field of biopolymers and various agriculturally derived products; biomimetic products, systems, and processes that seek to emulate natural examples, including low-embodied-energy and biochemically manufactured products; "grown" materials; nanoscale marvels; renewable energy technologies; "second-life" materials derived from repurposed waste; and responsive, interactive, and transformational digital interfaces that harness pervasive communication networks and are powered by low-energy illumination sources.
An excellent ideas generator, Transmaterial 3 is an indispensable tool for any architect or designer looking to keep up with current trends in the field of materials.