{"product_id":"crafting-anatomies-katherine-townsend-9781350242432","title":"Crafting Anatomies: Archives, Dialogues, Fabrications","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe human body lies at the centre of our relationship to fashion and textiles. \u003ci\u003eCrafting Anatomies \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how the body has become a catalyst for archival research, creative dialogues and hybrid fabrications in fashion design. Focusing on how our response to the corporeal has shifted over time, the book looks at how it is currently influencing design and socio-material practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With contributions from a multidisciplinary range of scholars and researchers, \u003ci\u003eCrafting Anatomies \u003c\/i\u003eexamines how new technologies have become integrated with traditional fashion and textiles techniques, bringing together art, science and biomedical approaches. Traversing the cutting-edge of design research, the chapters take us from the forgotten lives of historical garments to the potential of biofabrication to cross the boundaries between skin and textile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Illustrated with 120 images visualising original research, the book reveals how the human body continues to inspire future design, from historical wearables to prosthetic limbs and 3D-printed footwear. In doing so, it provides an inspiring account of how fashion and textile culture now impacts socio-creativity and the formation of contemporary identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine Townsend\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350242438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350242432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.06w x 1.02d","brand":"Katherine Townsend","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993528434943,"sku":"9781350242432","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b4bb52a-deeb-4dc5-98ba-8c599ad499c3.jpg?v=1683324830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crafting-anatomies-katherine-townsend-9781350242432","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}