{"title":"Martyn Dade-Robertson","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartyn Dade-Robertson’s works explore the intersection of creativity and environment, offering insightful perspectives on contemporary arts and culture. His writing invites readers to consider the processes and materials that shape artistic expression, as seen in titles like \u003cem\u003eLiving Construction\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a thoughtful approach to both craft and concept, Dade-Robertson’s books appeal to those interested in the evolving relationship between art, design, and the natural world. His work is an enriching addition to any collection focused on cultural innovation and artistic practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"living-construction-by-martyn-dade-robertson-9781138363038","title":"Living Construction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern biotechnologies give us unprecedented control of the fundamental building blocks of life. For designers across a range of disciplines, emerging fields such as synthetic biology offer the promise of new sustainable materials and structures which may be grown, are self-assembling, self-healing, and adaptable to change. While there is a thriving speculative discourse on the future of design in the age of biotechnology, there are few realised design applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book, the first in the Bio Design series, acts as a bridge between design speculation and scientific reality and between contemporary design thinking, in areas such as architecture, product design, and fashion design, and the traditional engineering approaches which currently dominate biotechnologies. Filled with real examples, \u003cem\u003eLiving Construction\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how living cells construct and transform materials through methods of fabrication and assembly at multiple scales and how designers can utilise these processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606441836780,"sku":"9781138363038","price":68.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/de35c81b9fe12ddafcc329dfe37b5d13.jpg?v=1778192049"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/martyn-dade-robertson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}