Techno Textiles 2 Cl

by Clarke,Sarah E Braddock

• ISBN13: 9780500512456
• ISBN10: 0500512450
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-17
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Summary

The incredible intersection of textiles, design,and technology and how it influences our twenty-first-century way of life. Following on the success of the first edition of Techno Textiles, the updated Techno Textiles 2 is completely revised and incorporates over 200 new illustrations, all in color. Textile technology has radically evolved in recent years, and many of the ideas mentioned in the first edition have now become reality, while countless new ones have been conceived. Techno Textiles 2 highlights advanced textiles in production and available to the designer, artist, architect, and consumer today. Here are textiles for a new world: fabrics that shrink or expand to the desired size; textiles developed from carbon, steel, glass, and ceramics; materials that protect the wearer from environmental extremes on earth and in space. The book is divided into three sections: "Innovations" (how the newest textiles are imagined and made); "Applications" (from fashion and design to architecture and art); and "Reference" (a full reference guide, including glossary, biographies, directory of addresses, public collections, and an extensive bibliography). It will become required reading for professionals and for anyone curious about the new environment in which we live. 300 color illustrations.

Table of Contents

Innovations
The future of fibres and fabrics	p. 12
Electronic textiles	p. 32
Engineered textiles	p. 52
Textile finishes	p. 76
Applications
Fashion	p. 106
Design	p. 136
Architecture	p. 150
Art	p. 164
Reference
Glossary of Technical Terms	p. 190
Biographies and Histories	p. 192
Directory of Addresses	p. 200
Exhibitions	p. 204
Collections and Galleries	p. 205
Illustration Credits	p. 206
Bibliography	p. 207
Index	p. 208
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