Advanced Textiles for Health and Wellbeing
Published on 24. October 2011
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-500-51587-7 (ISBN)
Description
From medical implants to spacesuits, advanced textiles have the potential to transform human habitats and transportation, protect the environment and support personal health and well-being. This book explores and celebrates the latest technological advances in fibres and fabrics, demonstrating their beauty and ingenuity, and showing how their exciting applications affect all aspects of our lives. Informative and inspirational, this is an essential resource for the design professional, fashion student, or anyone fascinated by cutting edge technologies and innovative textiles.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
231 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 195 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-500-51587-7 (9780500515877)
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Person
Marie O'Mahony is a consultant, professor, author and curator specializing in advanced textiles for fashion design. She is a Professor at Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U), Toronto and Visiting Professor at University of the Arts, London. O'Mahony is the co-author, with Sarah E. Braddock, of Techno Textiles and Techno Textiles 2, and the sole author of Sports Tech and Cyborg, both published by Thames & Hudson.
Content
Introduction * Part I 1. Fibres * 2. Fabric Structures * 3. Surface Part II 4. Habitat * 5. Transport * 6. Personal * 7. Environment