{"product_id":"functional-clothing-design-from-sportswear-to-spacesuits-9780857854674","title":"Functional Clothing Design From Sportswear to","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan M. Watkins\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus in Apparel Design from Cornell University, USA, and Designer and Manager of Portable Environments, LLC, a consulting company focused on protective clothing design.   \u003cb\u003eLucy E. Dunne\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, USA, where she sits on the faculty of Design, Housing, and Apparel and Human Factors and Ergonomics, as well as holding affiliate membership in the graduate faculties of Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Institute for Health Informatics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI think it is a very good source for technical information and is a good introduction for the start of specific research. I see  more cross over between functional and performance based garment design and ready to wear (sportswear apparel ) than ever before. -- Lisa Hayes, Drexel University, US\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent resource… The revision follows the logic and rationale of the original. -- Karen L. LaBat, University of Minnesota, US\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFunctional Clothing Design\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique ‘must-have’ guideline for industrial, military and civilian clothing designers and engineers. It elevates the design of functional clothing to its rightful place as a complex multi-disciplined engineering process. As those of us in the field can attest, the approach outlined will be useful for developing a broad spectrum of clothing products that support and enhance human performance. * Suzanne M. Reeps *\u003cbr\u003eEssential reading…this text is indeed a bible. -- Sandra Tullio-Pow, Ryerson University, Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface About the Illustrations Introduction Chapter 1. User-Centered Design   Chapter 2. Providing Mobility in Clothing    Chapter 3. Materials Chapter 4. Smart Clothing and Wearable Technology Chapter 5. Thermal Protection  Chapter 6. Impact Protection  Chapter 7: Living and Working in Hazardous Environments  Chapter 8. Enhancing and Augmenting Body Functions  Chapter 9. Commercial product development and production  Glossary Reference List Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528244535639,"sku":"9780857854674","price":52.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857854674.jpg?v=1731870920","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/functional-clothing-design-from-sportswear-to-spacesuits-9780857854674","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}