Sabine Seymour. Fashionable Technology. The Intersection of Design, Fashion, Science, and Technology

SpringerWienNewYork, 2008. — 234 p. — ISBN: 978-3-211-74498-7.Fashion and technology, science and design are contrasting notions that will be explored in this work. The idea for this book arose a few years ago when I realized the need for reference material for my students and fellow researchers. In addition, I wanted to convey my concept on the amalgamation of technology and fashion. Over the years more people and more people have become interested in the ever-expanding field of fashionable technology. Some approach it purely with regard to future style while others are drawn to its technical potential and the combining of ‘hard’ technology with ‘soft’ textile. The many precedents that were brought to my attention resulted in a proposition to create a comprehensive collection of projects and resources about fashionable technology.
The theoretical discourse in this book intends to provide an initiation to fashionable technology. It addresses the major concepts and provides a detailed bibliography that points to additional publications. The list of materials, blogs, institutes and events affords a starting point for further
explorations in this expanding field. Many of the projects in this book are conceptual in nature and others are actual commercial products. However, all capture the imagination in their various proposals on the future meaning and purpose of clothing. Some of the projects were
slightly difficult to categorize singularly as they incorporated aspects that were applicable to diverse chapters yet all of these projects are inspirational and stimulating.
This book aims to present a compact body of work in the field of fashionable technology.Theoretical Discourse.
Electronic Fashion.
Interactive Interfaces.
Scientific Couture.
Sensual Being and Tangible Touch.
Wearable Explorations.
Social Fabric.
Sonic Landscape.
Material Witness.
Project Websites.
Materials.Blogs and Websites.
Institutes.
Events.
Photo Credits.
Acknowledgements.
Biography.