Textile Design: Principles, Advances And Applications

.\nTextile Design: Principles, Advances And Applications\nTextile design is a complex field of practice which operates in a competitive, global industry. Designers need to take into account not only the design but also the manufacture, technological development and application of the final product. Textile design provides a broad overview of the fundamentals of and advances in textile design, as well as practical case studies of relevant industries.\nPart one covers the principles of fabric construction as applied to textile design, with chapters on fundamental principles, woven and knitted textile design. Part two discusses surface approaches to textile design, with chapters on such topics as surface design of textiles, printed and embroidered textile design, dyeing and finishing and the use of colour in textile design. Finally, part three focuses on the applications and advances in textile design, including chapters covering colour trend forecasting, sustainable textile design, fashion, interior and 2D to 3D design considerations and new developments in technical and future textiles.\nWith its distinguished editors and international team of contributors, Textile design is an essential reference for design professionals in the textile and fashion industries, as well as those who specialise in interior textiles and academics with a research interest in the area.\nA broad overview of textile design covering fundamental topics such as principles of fibres and fabrics, knitted fabric design, through to the dyeing, finishing and printing aspects of textile design\nExplores the design aspects of technical textiles and future textiles\nAn invaluable source of information on textile design and suitable for design professionals in the textile and fashion industries, as well as those in academia\nTextile Design: Principles, Advances And Applications is written by Briggs-Goode, A; Townsend, K and published by Woodhead Publishing. ISBNs for Textile Design: Principles, Advances And Applications are 9780857092564 and the print ISBNs are 9781845696467, 1845696468.