Building on the reference qualities of its companion volume, "Material ConneXion", this new book offers definitive evidence of the way materials have revolutionized the world of applied arts, as well as providing a guide to the very latest material inventions. With its index of 400 new materials and their properties, this key design title is an indispensable resource for all interior, product, graphic and fashion designers; anyone connected with packaging, design, architecture or the environment; and artists and sculptors.