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Fashionable Technology: The Intersection of Design, Fashion, Science, and Technology

By Sabine Seymour

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2008
ISBN
3211744983, 9783211744987
Open Library ID
OL16989220M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17542015 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
234\234
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40
Легкая промышленность;Швейная промышленность;Конст

Description

The interplay of electronic textiles and wearable technology, wearables for short, and fashion, design and science is a highly promising and topical subject. Offered here is a compact survey of the theory involved and an explanation of the role technology plays in a fabric or article of clothing. The practical application is explained in detail and numerous illustrations serve as clarification. Over 50 well-known designers, research institutes, companies and artists, among them Philips, Burton, MIT Media Lab, XS Labs, New York University, Hussein Chalayan, Cute Circuit or International Fashion Machines are introduced by means of their latest, often still unpublished, project, and a survey of their work to date. Given for the first time is a list of all the relevant information on research institutes, materials, publications etc. A must for all those wishing to know everything about fashionable technology.

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