Fashionable Technology

Author : Sabine Seymour
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783211999103
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fashionable Technology written by Sabine Seymour and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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Hussein Chalayan, Cute Circuit or International Fashion Machines are introduced by means of their latest, often still unpublished, project, and a survey of their work to date.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.

Author : Phyllis G. Tortora
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857851926
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dress, Fashion and Technology written by Phyllis G. Tortora and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology has been an essential factor in the production of dress and the cultures of fashion throughout human history. Structured chronologically from prehistory to the present day, this is the first broad study of the complex relationship between dress and technology. Over the course of human history, dress-making and fashion technology has changed beyond recognition: from needles and human hands in the ancient world to complex 20th-century textile production machines, it has now come to include the technologies that influence dress styles and the fashion industry, while fashion itself may drive aspects of technology. In the last century, new technologies such as the electronic media and high-tech manufacturing have helped not just to produce but to define fashion: the creation of automobiles prompted a decline in long skirts for women while the beginnings of space travel caused people to radically rethink the function of dress. In many ways, technology has itself created avant garde and contemporary fashions. Through an impressive range of international case studies, the book challenges the perception that fashion is unique to western dress and outlines the many ways in which dress and technology intersect. Dress, Fashion and Technology is ideal reading for students and scholars of fashion studies, textile history, anthropology and cultural studies.

Author : Aneta Genova
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501305107
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fashion and Technology written by Aneta Genova and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology has always impacted the practice of fashion design. Though fashion and technology have long intersected, recent developments in computation have enabled the adoption of new methods, tools, and approaches to design. From materials to new manufacturing processes of the industrial age, advancements in technology have driven forward our understanding of the aesthetics, style, and functionality of garments and accessories. Fashion and Technology provides a conceptual framework for how new technologies are used in fashion design and shows how they can be implemented into the design process. This practical guide includes highly visual tutorials that introduce students and practitioners to designing with electronics-such as LEDs, sensors, electroluminescent materials, conductive and reactive materials-and digital fabrication technologies such as 3D printing and laser cutting. Projects make these innovative materials accessible to designers and will inspire creative collaborations within studio practice. Features - Highly visual Tutorials follow a consistent format for presenting each technique including descriptions, materials and supplies, workspace, safety considerations or hazards, numbered steps and finished examples - Designer Interviews and Case Studies showcase innovative fashion collections and forward-thinking collaborations - A unique chapter on designing with source code introduces programmatic concepts and terminology for novices Teaching Resources - Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom, with supplemental assignments and lecture notes. - Test Bank includes sample test questions for each chapter. Introducing Fashion and Technology STUDIO--an online tool for more effective study! ~ Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips ~ Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary ~ Watch videos that bring chapter topics and concepts to life

Author : Vecchi, Alessandra
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522518665
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Fashion Technology and Operations Management written by Vecchi, Alessandra and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion has been steadily moving from the brick and mortar to the digital market. As such, it is increasingly vital to research new methods that will help businesses to grow and succeed in this new sphere. Advanced Fashion Technology and Operations Management is a pivotal reference source for the latest development management strategies, fashion marketing, international business, and fashion entrepreneurship. Featuring extensive coverage across a range of relevant perspectives and topics, such as online shopping behavior, digital fashion, and e-commerce, this book is ideally designed for professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and researchers.

Author : Annick Schramme
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040026125
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Technology, Sustainability and the Fashion Industry written by Annick Schramme and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is widespread rhetorical agreement that the fashion industry must get itself onto a more sustainable footing. What does this mean in practice, and how can sustainability be achieved in different regions around the world? This book brings together expert scholars and reflective practitioners via a network of dialogue and exchange to help drive forward a sustainable future for the fashion industry. With a focus on technological innovation, the contributions to this book provide a range of case studies from design thinking, through digital clothing and inclusive fashion. This book will be of interest to researchers and scholars in the fields of circular business and the fashion industry, and provides a unique resource for readers seeking to understand more about the need for responsible fashion and how technology might be able to help.

Author : Sabine Seymour
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 3990433733
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Functional Aesthetics written by Sabine Seymour and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Functional Aesthetics is a sequel to Seymour's highly acclaimed book "Fashionable Technology" (Springer 2008) and contains new state-of-the art and revealing artistic and design examples focusing on the aesthetic and functional aspects. Chapters like Contextual Prerequisite, Body Sculpture, or Transparent Sustainability provide in-depth studies of often visionary projects seen as stimulation for new developments in the matured field of "Fashionable Technology". The book presents inspiring projects between the poles of fashion, design, technology, and sciences. It includes a list of relevant information on DIY resources, publications, inspirations, etc.

Author : Susan Elizabeth Ryan
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262027445
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Garments of Paradise written by Susan Elizabeth Ryan and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical and critical view of wearable technologies that considers them as acts of communication in a social landscape. Wearable technology—whether a Walkman in the 1970s, an LED-illuminated gown in the 2000s, or Google Glass today—makes the wearer visible in a technologically literate environment. Twenty years ago, wearable technology reflected cultural preoccupations with cyborgs and augmented reality; today, it reflects our newer needs for mobility and connectedness. In this book, Susan Elizabeth Ryan examines wearable technology as an evolving set of ideas and their contexts, always with an eye on actual wearables—on clothing, dress, and the histories and social relations they represent. She proposes that wearable technologies comprise a pragmatics of enhanced communication in a social landscape. “Garments of paradise” is a reference to wearable technology's promise of physical and mental enhancements. Ryan defines “dress acts”—hybrid acts of communication in which the behavior of wearing is bound up with the materiality of garments and devices—and focuses on the use of digital technology as part of such systems of meaning. She connects the ideas of dress and technology historically, in terms of major discourses of art and culture, and in terms of mass media and media culture, citing such thinkers as Giorgio Agamben, Manuel De Landa, and Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari. She examines the early history of wearable technology as it emerged in research labs; the impact of ubiquitous and affective approaches to computing; interaction design and the idea of wearable technology as a language of embodied technology; and the influence of open source ideology. Finally, she considers the future, as wearing technologies becomes an increasingly naturalized aspect of our social behavior.

Author : Gerry Cooklin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119952476
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cooklin's Garment Technology for Fashion Designers written by Gerry Cooklin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build the knowledge and understanding of garment technology essential to any designer In today's competitive fashion industry, it is essential that designers have a working understanding of garment technology. This 2nd edition has been comprehensively updated, with in-depth information on stitches, guides and attachments and sewing techniques, all of which are fully illustrated. There are enhanced chapters on machine and equipment technology explaining the uses, features and limitations of garment manufacturing equipment, enabling designers to create products that can be manufactured efficiently and with a high degree of quality. Approached from the fashion designer's mindset, this book features illustrations to help users build their knowledge and understanding Blends theoretical and practical material Updated with the latest and most modern advances in clothing technology Illustrated throughout to help shape the reader's knowledge and understanding of garment technology

Author : Meenakshi Narang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788178330976
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fashion Technology Hand Book written by Meenakshi Narang and published by . This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion leads the world & it will continue to do so through times. Human can not be ever segregated from fashion. With the advancement of new age we envisage tremendous change. We also see for the career boom of young designers are always in search of course way in which they can be explained the requirement and stages in which to work. This book helps to find place in such students shell who want to have an insight to the techniques of designing.

Author : Rajkishore Nayak
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351238248
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) written by Rajkishore Nayak and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology and Application in Fashion and Textile Supply Chain highlights the technology of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and its applications in fashion and textile manufacturing and supply chain management. It discusses the brief history, technology, and working of RFID including the types of RFID systems. It compares differences, advantages, and disadvantages of RFID and barcode technologies. It also covers application of RFID technology in textile and fashion manufacturing, supply chain, and retail, and RFID-based process control in textile and fashion manufacturing. It covers various applications of RFID starting from fibre manufacturing through yarn and fabric manufacturing; fabric chemical processing; garment manufacturing and quality control; and retail management. It offers case studies of RFID adoption by famous fashion brands detailing the competitive advantages and discusses various challenges faced and future directions of RFID technology.