Textile Futures - Fashion, Design and Technology

Zusatztext Although the subject is broad and far-reaching! Quinn expertly navigates the book's themes. It is refreshing that designers and researchers are given the opportunity to voice their own views. This subject might easily have fallen flat in the wrong hands but Quinn's essays can be read quite happily by expert or novice alike. Informationen zum Autor Bradley Quinn is an author! journalist and independent scholar with expertise in fashion! textiles and design. His books include Techno Fashion! The Fashion of Architecture! Chinese Style! Scandinavian Style and Mid-century Modern. As his survey of fashion and textile technology charts recent developments! Quinn explores the furthermost boundaries of what the new generation of textiles can achieve. Zusammenfassung This highly illustrated book takes a cutting edge look at the latest textiles and textile technologies. Covering all applications, including fashion, architecture, interior decoration, medicine, and industry, it includes a wide range of international artists, designers and industry names. Inhaltsverzeichnis General Introduction PART ONE: 'BODY' Introduction to Part One Chapter 1. Body Technology Chapter 2. Synthesised Skins Chapter 3. Structured Surfaces Chapter 4. Vital Signs Chapter 5. Transformations PART TWO: 'SPACE' Introduction to Part Two Chapter 6. Interior Tectonics Chapter 7. Fluid Architecture Chapter 8. Textile Techniques Chapter 9. Surface and Structure Chapter 10. Ocean to Orbit Chapter 11. Geotextiles PART THREE: 'SUBSTANCE' Introduction to Part Three Chapter 12. Energy Chapter 13. Vacuums and Volumetrics Chapter 14. Liquid Textiles Chapter 15. Micro-machines Chapter 16. Hybrid Organisms Conclusion Directory of Practitioners Sourcebook

Product details

• Authors: Bradley Quinn, Quinn Bradley
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2010
• EAN: 9781845208073
• ISBN: 978-1-84520-807-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 172 mm x 244 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Textiles & Polymers, DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, Fashion & society, Fashion and textile design, Textile & fibre technology, Textile design & theory, Textiles and fibres, Cultural studies: dress and society