Transparent Sustainability

Transparent sustainability announces the entire life cycle of a product, reveals social interventions, exemplifies the environmental and health implications, finds solutions for the smart exploration of energy on and through the body, and applies novel ma

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Functional Aesthetics Visions in Fashionable Technology

Sabine Seymour www.functionalaesthetics.org, www.moondial.com

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Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur

Kunstuniversität Linz

Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien, Wissenschafts- und Forschungsförderung

© 2010 Springer-Verlag/Wien. Printed in Austria SpringerWienNewYork is a part of Springer Science+Business Media springer.at Graphic Design: Mahir Mustafa Yavuz Research Assistance: Ricardo O’Nascimento Copyediting & Proof Reading: Peter Blakeney & Christine Schöffler Printing and binding: Holzhausen Druck GmbH, Vienna Printed on acid-free and chlorine-free bleached paper SPIN: 12764570 Library of Congress Control Number: 2010934299 With 160 illustrations ISBN 978-3-7091-0311-1 SpringerWienNewYork

Contents Preface ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Theoretical Discussion ................................................................................................................. 10 Body Sculpture ................................................................................................................................ 20 The Garment as Amplifier of Fantasy .................................................................................... 54 Scientific Couture .......................................................................................................................... 82 The Epidermis as Metaphor .................................................................................................... 106 Material Explorations ................................................................................................................ 128 Transparent Sustainability ...................................................................................................... 156 Woven Interface ............................................................................................................................ 172 Context as Prerequisite ............................................................................................................. 184 Kits & DIY ....................................................................................................................................... 208 Inspirations .......................................................................