SmartTextilesForDesigners:InventingTheFutureOfFashion

SmartTextilesforDesignersintroducesthedifferentqualitiesandpropertiesthatcanbeembeddedin,integratedwith,andappliedtofabricsandlooksatthedifferentcontextsinwhichthesesmarttextilescanbeused,fromhealthcaretohautecouture,firefightingtosportswear.Asurveyofspecificfabricsgroupedbypropertiesprovidesacorereferencesectionandapaletteforthedesignertoworkfrom.Thebookalsoexaminesfivedifferentdesignapproachesandfeaturesinterviewswithleadingdesignersanddesignteams,showingtheirprocessesandworkingmethods.