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Smart textiles for designers : inventing the future of fabrics / Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman.

By: Pailes-Friedman, Rebeccah [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Laurence King Publishing, 2016Description: 192 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781780677323 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Textile fabrics | Smart materials | Fashion design | Technology | TechnologyDDC classification: 677'.0283 Summary: This title introduces the different qualities and properties that can be embedded in, integrated with, and applied to fabrics and looks at the different contexts in which these smart textiles can be used, from healthcare to haute couture, firefighting to sportswear. A survey of specific fabrics grouped by properties provides a core reference section and a palette for the designer to work from.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This title introduces the different qualities and properties that can be embedded in, integrated with, and applied to fabrics and looks at the different contexts in which these smart textiles can be used, from healthcare to haute couture, firefighting to sportswear. A survey of specific fabrics grouped by properties provides a core reference section and a palette for the designer to work from.

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