Although their preferred material goods or services vary, these interviewees generally emphasise pleasure, comfort, relaxation, self-rewards, status display and identity.
I firstly asked about their preferred material goods or services and their consumption priorities and then asked why they liked what they liked and how they would understand their own tastes.
In 1903 the brothers built the powered Wright Flyer I, using their preferred material for construction, spruce, a strong and lightweight wood, and Pride of the West muslin for surface coverings.
The most promising and preferred materials are listed in relation to their applications and the main surface functionalization strategies are compared.
Polymers are among the preferred materials in packaging design mainly because of their versatility.
One doubts that Fendi's employees fret about the Fascist origins of the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana as they arrive at work each morning, their stilettos tapping on floors made of travertine and marble, the regime's preferred materials.
Austenitic stainless steels are the preferred materials for mechanical components in the food, oil and chemical industries due to their good corrosion resistance but they often suffer severe wear due to their poor tribological properties.
In addition to being their own artworks, Forbes' pigments are a window to the past, shedding light on the working methods and preferred materials of renowned artists.
Here he walks on one of his preferred materials -- large, thick slabs of Styrofoam, in this case white -- wearing shoes dipped in acid.
Fibre-reinforced polymer composite materials are fast gaining ground as preferred materials for construction of aircrafts and spacecrafts.
