Seymour Functional Aesthetics

Visions in Fashionable Technology
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-99043-373-7
Verlag: Ambra
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten

ist das Nachfolgewerk des hochgelobten Buches "Fashionable Technology" (Springer 2008) von Sabine Seymour. Es enthält den neuesten Stand der Technik und zeigt künstlerische und gestalterische Beispiele, die sich auf ästhetische und funktionale Aspekte konzentrieren. In den Kapiteln Contextual Prerequisite, Body Sculpture oder Transparent Sustainability werden ausführliche Studien zu oft visionären Projekten durchgeführt, die als Anregung für neue Entwicklungen im ausgereiften Bereich der „modischen Technologie" gelten. Das Buch präsentiert inspirierende Projekte zwischen Mode, Design, Technologie und Wissenschaft. Es enthält eine Liste relevanter Informationen zu DIY-Ressourcen, Veröffentlichungen, Inspirationen etc.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Seymour, Sabine

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Innenarchitektur, Architekturdesign
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Theoretical Discussion
Body Sculpture
The Garment as Amplifier of Fantasy
Scientific Couture
The Epidermis as Metaphor
Material Explorations
Transparent Sustainability
Woven Interface
Context as Prerequisite
Kits & DIY
Inspirations
Bibliography
Photo credits
Acknowledgements
Biography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sabine Seymour. Gründer und CEO, SUPA & MOONDIAL, Vienna/New York.

Sabine Seymour focuses on fashionable technology and the intertwining of aesthetics and function in design and technology. She is described as being an innovator, visionary, and trend spotter. Sabine is the Chief Creative Officer of her company Moondial, which develops fashionable wearables and consults on fashionable technology to companies worldwide. Moondial's work is based on the convergence of fashion, design, science and wearable & wireless technologies. Sabine is the Director of Fashionable Technology Lab at Parsons The New School for Design in New York and lectures worldwide at numerous institutions like the University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz and the Swedish School of Textiles. Sabine serves as a jury member for many internationally renowned institutions and conferences. She recently was the design co-chair for the ISWC2009 and a jury-member for the Prix Ars Electronica 2009. She is an editorial review board member for the International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction. Sabine is widely published. Her recent book 'Fashionable Technology - The Intersection of Design, Fashion, Science, and Technology' has received excellent reviews. Sabine frequently presents and exhibits for instance at Ars Electronica Festival, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, and Smart Textiles. She has received numerous grants and awards. She received a PhD and MSc in Social and Economic Sciences from the University of Economics in Vienna and Columbia University's MBA program in New York and an MPS in Interactive Telecommunications from NYU'S Tisch School of the Arts in New York.