Permanent joining techniques
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Wasting/Subtractive machining
Wasting/subtractive machining is the removal of waste material using a machine, ie a lathe or a milling machine. Metal Turning Metal...


Ray Ban glasses
These glasses are an example of a product produced from thermoplastic. The reason that Thermoplastic was used over thermosetting plastic...


Bang and Olufsen Beoplay A9 speakers
These speakers from Bang and Olufsen are primarily manufactured from a thermosetting plastic. The reason the main material for this...


Boosted Board
This product had been in the pipe lines for many years now, not specifically by the company "boosted" but by many people. As a youngster...


Psychological Function
Psycological function refers the the effect a product has on the user emotionally, the way it makes you feel. This can be useful for...


Practical Function
In this case good design comes from good functionallity, if the design fits the function well the aesthics will just appear. To an...


Isamu Noguchi coffee table (bauhaus style)
This coffee table was designed by Isamu Noguchi, a Japanese-American sculptur who was asked to design a coffee table for...


Wilhelm Wagenfeld table lamp (Bauhaus style)
This lamp, designed and handcrafted by Wilhelm Wagenfeld is a prime example of the bauhaus style. This use of two materials not often...