Techno Textiles 2: Revolutionary Fabrics for Fashion and Design

By Marie O'Mahony and Sarah E. Braddock Clarke

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500286841
• ISBN13: 9780500286845
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.1" x 9.5"