Textiles Today Contents
Textiles Today by Chloë Colchester
Contents
Introduction: Textiles for the 21st Century, a World Wide Survey
Aspects of Innovation
Protected Innovation
The Revival of Modernism in the 21st Century
The Industrial Context
The Cost of Materials and the Global Economy
Textiles for the Future
Materials
Nanotechnology and Surface Design
Fibres with Tactile, Aural and Optical Properties
Biomimicry
Medical Textiles
Clothing and Protection
Fabric Robots and the Fabric Computer
Ecological Fabrics
Objects
Fabric Architecture
Architecture as Clothing
New Geometries
Interactive Design
Pattern
Pattern and Place
Pattern, Perception and Form
The Edge of Chaos, Pattern Formation and Error
Pattern, Textiles and Digital Interaction
Textiles, Art and Culture
Textile Culture and the Ethnographic Museum
Conceptual Craft
Art and Textile Culture in Nigeria
Textiles and Cultural Exchange in the Pacific Diaspora
Biographies
Museums, Galleries and Design Institutes
Bibliography
Glossary
Photographic Credits
Index