FUNCTIONAL CLOTHING DESIGN
Watkinslucy Dunne Susan
Oprawa:
TWARDA
Wydawca:
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
ISBN:
9780857854674
Opis produktu
Highly visual with over 360 illustrationsa must for those studying fashion design or textilesIncludes new content on smart textiles and all the latest developments in wearable technologyA worthy successor to Clothing: The Portable Environment by Watkinswith new chapters and case studies bringing the content to modern daySusan M. Watkins is Professor Emeritus in Apparel Design from Cornell University USA and Designer and Manager of Portable Environments LLC a consulting company focused on protective clothing design. Lucy E. Dunne is Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota USA where she sits on the faculty of Design Housing and Apparel and Human Factors and Ergonomics as well as holding affiliate membership in the graduate faculties of Computer Science and Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Institute for Health Informatics.Functional Clothing Design is a book about how and why clothing works. This interdisciplinary text introduces new ways to look at the human body the environment and clothing and to explore the relationships between them by looking at the ways clothing achieves goals such as protecting the body increasing health and safety improving a workers efficiency on the job or increasing body function. Watkins and Dunne present technical material using clear simple language that can be readily understood by beginning design students with no science or engineering background. Building on the groundbreaking text by Watkins Clothing: The Portable Environment this text covers a full range of factors involved in designing functional clothing: protection from thermal impact and other environmental hazards: enhancing movement and visibility and increasing body function with smart clothing: designing clothing for people with handicaps and designing protective clothing for groups such as the military who face multiple hazards. Functional Clothing Design focuses on the full range of activities needed to develop functional clothingfrom analysis of user needs to choosing appropriate materials to design and design evaluation. The text includes case studies throughout as well as new content on smart textiles and all the latest developments in wearable technology. Designers and others seeking clothing solutions to problems in many fields will find a common language linking a number of disciplines through which they can explore both problems and solutions.Functional Clothing Design comprehensively explores how wearable products are designed and created for a specific purpose using the latest technological innovations. This cuttingedge text is ideal for fashion design students interested in learning about wearable technology smart textiles sportswear and activewear design and designing for specialized markets.PrefaceAbout the IllustrationsIntroductionChapter 1. UserCentered Design Chapter 2. Providing Mobility in Clothing Chapter 3. MaterialsChapter 4. Smart Clothing and Wearable TechnologyChapter 5. Thermal PWymiary: 255 mm 205 mm 1240 gr
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