The Textile Book - Gale, Colin

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Résumé :
Textiles are central to our lives and are at the heart of the world's largest industries. In recent years there has been a dynamic shift in attitudes toward textiles, fuelled in part by explosive developments in technology. While textiles have always retained roots in craft and industry, the discipline now embraces a much wider range of practices. Innovations in the industry demand a fresh approach to the subject, which this comprehensive introduction ably supplies. Taking as their starting point the very meaning of textiles, Gale and Kaur go on to show the astonishing range of opportunities for careers in the field, from the creative (artists, craftspeople and designers) to the social and industrial, to the commercial and associated practices (buyers, journalists, researchers and scientists). The Textile Book takes us behind the scenes with professionals to reveal what various jobs involve, what influences decision makers, and how their decisions affect what we buy next season. What happens to clothes before they reach the shops? What determines the 'must have' item? How can recycled bottles be transformed into silk-like yarns? These and many other questions are explored to show the diversity that makes up the contemporary global textile scene. Woven, printed, embroidered, knitted -- textiles are pivotal to the everyday experience of people in all parts of the world. This wide-ranging and informative book conveys the excitement and new challenges textiles represent and is essential reading for anyone working with, studying or simply interested in textiles....

Biographie:
Colin Gale is Head of the School of Fashion and Textiles and Course Director of the MA Textile, Fashion and Surface Design course, University of Central England, Birmingham. Jasbir Kaur is Lecturer in Textiles, Fashion and Three Dimensional Design, Institute of Art and Design, University of Central England, Birmingham....

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Contents
Preface vii
Part I Overviews
1What is Textiles?1
This Book3
2The Cultural Place of Textiles7
Gentility and Gender7
The Inner Spirit13
Capitalism and Communism16
Lifestyle23
3Perceptions of Fabric30
New Fabrics, New Aesthetics31
Fundamental Skills and the Evolution of Textile Practice33
The Influence of Skill35

The Influence of Science and Engineering38
Re-evaluation42
Part II The Creative
4The Textile Designer45
Design Practice49
Global Comparisons of Textile Design53
Futures61

5The Designer-Maker63
The Origins of Designer-Makers66
Employment67
Market68
Business71
Case Study: Lindsay Bloxam75
Personal Issues76
Establishing a Business78
Selling Stuff80
The Broader View82
6The Craftsperson85
Comparing Makers89
The Importance of Process-Led Practice93
A Role in the Modern World94
The Appeal of the Handmade98
Supporting Organizations99
7The Textile Artist102
Textile Art, Craft or Design?104
The Reason of Textile Art108
Issues of Content111
Ownership115
Part III The Social and Industrial Context
8Global Textile Traditions119
Regional Exchanges120
Patronage123
Ritual, Symbolism and Stories125
Weave127
Embroidery129
Print and Dye131
Contemporary Uses of Traditional Textiles134
Recent Textile Traditions136
9Ecology139
Pollution, Politics and Ecology139
The Role of Organizations and Agencies143
Government Policies and Organizations148
Eco or Green Design153
Case Study: Corporate Environmental Policies157
10Industry161
The Industrial Story162
Power and Influence170
The Future174
11The Role of Trends and Forecasting180
The Textile Industries and Forecasting183
The Forecasting Gurus and their Roles188
Part IV Related Disciplines and Studies
12The Buyer194
The Buyers Role195
Issues Affecting Buying Decisions196
Buying Textiles and Design-Led Textile Products200
The Suppliers Concerns203
International Issues204

The Future207

13Journalism212
The Media Industry212
Lifestyle and Textile Journalism215
Courting Fame220
The Internet223
14Science226
A Scientific History227
The Basics230
The Science Design Gap233
The Stuff of Fiction236
Future Issues241
15Research245
Archaeology and Anthropology245
Textiles, Cultural Identity and the Culture Industry
250
Museums and Collections255
Contemporary Textiles and Critical Studies
259
Bibliography263
Index27