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Textiles today : a global survey of trends and traditions /

By: Publication details: London : Thames & Hudson, ©2007.Description: 208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780500513811
  • 0500513813
  • 9780500288030
  • 0500288038
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TS1445 .C573 2007
Contents:
Introduction : Textiles for the 21st century, a world wide survey : Aspects of innovation ; Protected innovation ; The revival of modernism in the 21st century ; The industrial context ; The cost of materials and the global economy ; Textiles for the future -- Materials : Nanotechnology and surface design ; Fibres with tactile, aural and optical properties ; Biomimicry ; Medical textiles ; Clothing and protection ; Fabric robots and the fabric computer ; Ecological fabrics -- Objects : Fabric architecture ; Architecture as clothing ; New geometries ; Interactive design -- Pattern : Pattern and place ; Pattern, perception and form ; The edge of chaos, pattern formation and error ; Pattern, textiles and digital interaction -- Textiles, art and culture : Textile culture and the ethnographic museum ; Conceptual craft ; Art and textile culture in Nigeria ; Textiles and cultural exchange in the Pacific diaspora -- Biographies -- Museums, galleries and design institutes.
Summary: Evaluates the ways in which textiles have evolved around history and throughout the world, offering insight into the diversity and applications of textiles while exploring the role of new technological developments.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 206) and index.

Introduction : Textiles for the 21st century, a world wide survey : Aspects of innovation ; Protected innovation ; The revival of modernism in the 21st century ; The industrial context ; The cost of materials and the global economy ; Textiles for the future -- Materials : Nanotechnology and surface design ; Fibres with tactile, aural and optical properties ; Biomimicry ; Medical textiles ; Clothing and protection ; Fabric robots and the fabric computer ; Ecological fabrics -- Objects : Fabric architecture ; Architecture as clothing ; New geometries ; Interactive design -- Pattern : Pattern and place ; Pattern, perception and form ; The edge of chaos, pattern formation and error ; Pattern, textiles and digital interaction -- Textiles, art and culture : Textile culture and the ethnographic museum ; Conceptual craft ; Art and textile culture in Nigeria ; Textiles and cultural exchange in the Pacific diaspora -- Biographies -- Museums, galleries and design institutes.

Evaluates the ways in which textiles have evolved around history and throughout the world, offering insight into the diversity and applications of textiles while exploring the role of new technological developments.

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