Textiles Today

by Chloe Colchester

Textile design is both one of the least and one of the most localized of the arts. Textiles owe their development and evolution to religion, commerce, and travel, and their vibrant and creative preservation to tenacious regionalism. In the recent past, artists and designers from different backgrounds--India, Mali, Madagascar, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Nigeria--have reinvigorated art and fashion by using the fabrics and graphic elements they find on the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500513813
• ISBN13: 9780500513811
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.7" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

The history of these textiles' invention and changing use makes for a fine coverage of trends and cu

TEXTILES TODAY: A GLOBAL SURVEY OF TRENDS AND TRADITIONS surveys a rapidly-changing global arena of fabrics and textiles, considering collaborative projects between fabric makers and fashion designers and offering plenty of photo examples of new textiles and their applications. The history of these textiles' invention and changing use makes for a fine coverage of trends and cultural traditions in a title highly recommended for any college-level collection.