FIBER AND TEXTILE INNOVATION

Catalog description

This course introduces current and emerging fiber and textile innovations relevant to the fashion industry and provides students an opportunity to explore the expanding potential of textiles as an adaptive and responsive interface between humans and their environment. Examples of applications are reviewed from four perspectives: (1) fiber and textile innovation with a focus on material production and selection implications; (2) manufacturing and processing basics; (3) implications for the life cycle and sustainability of the resulting textile and apparel products; and (4) human body-functional textile interactions and potential health implications.