It explores the exciting confluence of art, design, and technology: new textiles that shrink or expand to fit; fabrics developed from carbon, steel, glass, and ceramics; materials that protect the wearer from environmental extremes on earth and in space. Featuring a wide selection of textiles at the cutting edge of technology, the book covers the field in three main sections: Innovations: how the newest textiles are imagined and produced. Applications: from fashion and design to architecture and art. Reference: including a glossary, biographies, a bibliography, and directories of addresses and public collections.
Sarah E. Braddock Clarke Libros
Sarah E. Braddock Clarke es una escritora, curadora y profesora de Textiles en Goldsmiths' College, University of London. Su investigación se especializa en tecnología y nuevos materiales y su aplicación en moda y arte. Clarke explora cómo las innovaciones modernas están remodelando el panorama textil, ofreciendo perspectivas sobre el futuro tanto del arte como de la moda. Su trabajo es valorado por su profunda comprensión de los materiales y su potencial creativo.
This exuberant collection celebrates the way in which astonishing new textile technology is bringing together fashion, design, engineering and science. Here are microfibers so fine that fabrics made from them are windproof and waterproof, yet allow the skin to breathe. Engineered textiles combine fabric with glass, ceramics, metal or carbon to produce lightweight hybrids with incredible properties. Sophisticated finishes, such as silicone coatings and holographic laminates, transform color, texture and even form. Smart textiles are no longer a science-fiction fantasy - anti-bacterial, perfume-releasing, self-cleaning and anti-insomniac microfibers are being developed. Stripes of silicone coating speed swimmers through the water; when they come out of it, ceramic fibers utilize solar power to keep them warm