TY  - BOOK
AU  - Quinn,Bradley
TI  - Textile futures: fashion, design and technology 
SN  - 1845208072
AV  - TS1765 .Q56 2010
U1  - 677 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Berg
KW  - Textile fabrics
KW  - Textile design
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Body technology -- Synthesized skins -- Surfaces -- Vital signs -- Sustainability -- Contemporary art -- Interior textiles -- Textiles for architecture -- Extreme interfaces
N2  - "Textiles connect a variety of practices and traditions, ranging from the refined couture garments of Parisian fashion to the high-tech filaments strong enough to hoist a satellite into space. High-performance fabrics are being reconceived as immersive webs, structural networks and information exchanges, and their ability to interface with technology is changing how the human body is experienced and how the urban environment is built. Today, textiles reveal their capacity to transform our world more than any other material. Textile Futures highlights recent works from key practitioners and examines the changing role of textiles. Recent developments present new technical possibilities that are beginning to redefine textiles as a uniquely multidisciplinary field of innovation and research."--Publisher's website
ER  -