Introduction : Textiles for the 21st century, a world wide survey : Aspects of innovation ; Protected innovation ; The revival of modernism in the 21st century ; The industrial context ; The cost of materials and the global economy ; Textiles for the future -- Materials : Nanotechnology and surface design ; Fibres with tactile, aural and optical properties ; Biomimicry ; Medical textiles ; Clothing and protection ; Fabric robots and the fabric computer ; Ecological fabrics -- Objects : Fabric architecture ; Architecture as clothing ; New geometries ; Interactive design -- Pattern : Pattern and place ; Pattern, perception and form ; The edge of chaos, pattern formation and error ; Pattern, textiles and digital interaction -- Textiles, art and culture : Textile culture and the ethnographic museum ; Conceptual craft ; Art and textile culture in Nigeria ; Textiles and cultural exchange in the Pacific diaspora -- Biographies -- Museums, galleries and design institutes.
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