Marie O'Mahony

Advanced Textiles for Health and Well-Being

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An authoritative and comprehensive survey of the latest developments in high-tech textiles.

The world's most creative designers and engineers are working together to develop high-performance fabrics that are sustainable, fireproof, anti-bacterial, soundproof, sun- and even shark-resistant. From medical implants to space fabrics, advanced textiles have the potential to transform human habitats and transportation, protect the environment, and support personal health and well-being.

Advanced Textiles celebrates the latest technological advances in fabrics-including synthetic and hybrid fibers, new weaves and knits, three-dimensional materials, coatings, and nanotechnology-along with the design innovations they have made possible.

More than 200 color illustrations demonstrate the beauty and ingenuity of the latest advanced textiles and their exciting real-world applications. An authoritative glossary of technical terms and a list of suppliers complete this indispensable guide.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Thames & Hudson / Thames and Hudson Ltd
• New
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 207mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 1098g
• ISBN-13: 9780500515877
• ISBN-10: 0500515875
• Artikelnr.: 33259304

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - Part I 1. Fibres - 2. Fabric Structures - 3. Surface Part II 4. Habitat - 5. Transport - 6. Personal - 7. Environment

Rezensionen

'An authoritative guide to the technical textiles of tomorrow' - Embroidery