21st Century Textile Design
Many of us don’t tend to give textile design a second thought. When we buy a new item of clothing or soft furnishings, we seldom stop to wonder who created this finished piece of fabric. Lately, though, there has been something of a quiet revolution in the way the industry conceives and produces textiles, with many dynamic innovations which could change the way we look at our fabrics.Style and FunctionThere are two different but connected aspects to designing textiles. The first is the structure of the material itself, including the types of fibres used and the weave. The second is the visual design, which can be woven in, dyed or printed.Textile design is thus a collaboration between art and technology, and in recent years there have been great progressions in…