Textiles, A Handbook for Designers, Revised Edition
Marypaul Yates
Overview
'Experienced designers will recognise this as the book they wish they had when they were starting out.'
—Fibrearts Magazine
Practical information usually gained only through years of work experience and word of mouth is presented in this handbook for textile designers, students, interior designers and others who use textiles in their work.
Textiles: A Handbook for Designers is a thorough study of the textile industry and the design processes and techniques used by professionals. With an overview of the textile industry and a thorough explanation of the designer's role, the text encourages adaptation of any design expertise into the processes, techniques, and formats characteristic of the textile industry.
Textiles is a compilation of information obtained from many different designers. Because each designer may work for years within only one segment of the market, this comprehensive view of studio practices throughout the industry should be meaningful even to practicing professionals. An indispensable reference work for artists who aspire to work with textile design as well as for professionals in the textile industry and related fields of interior and apparel design, the revised edition of Textiles covers the most recent developments as well as traditional practices.
About the Author
Marypaul Yates is principal of Yates Weisgal Inc., a fabric design and marketing consulting firm in New York City. She has been responsible for the creative direction and product development for many companies in the fashion and interior furnishing fields, and has taught courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Parson School of Design, and Hunter College. She is also the author of Fabrics, A Guide for Interior Designers and Architects (Norton 2002 ISBN: 0393-73062-X), an information-packed reference with over 500 color photographs that explains all application of cloth for furniture, window, wall-, and floor coverings.
ISBN: 0-393-73003-4
1996
179 pages; 43 color, 154 b&w illustrations
Paperback
