TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rowe T.
AU  - Rowe T.
TI  - Interior textiles: design and developments 
T2  - Woodhead Publishing in textiles
SN  - 9781420094824
AV  - NK2115.5.F3 INT 
PY  - 2009///
PB  - CRC Press, Woodhead Publishing Ltd.
KW  - Textile design
KW  - Textile fabrics in interior decoration
KW  - Textile industry
KW  - Technological innovations
N1  - Includes bibliography and index; Natural fibres for interior textiles / R. Kozlowski, A. Kicińska-Jakubowska, and M. Muzyczek Synthetic fibres for interior textiles / R. Milašius and V. Jonaitienė The use of knitted, woven and nonwoven fabrics in interior textiles / S.J. Kadolph Surface design of fabrics for interior textiles / T. Das The use of textiles in carpets and floor coverings / D. Whitefoot Advances in joining fabrics for the furniture industry / E. Strazdiene Environmental issues in interior textiles / L. Tucker The role of textiles in indoor environmental pollution : problems and solutions / L. Nussbaumer Developments in flame retardants for interior materials and textiles / S. Posner Fire testing of upholstered furniture : current and future methods / C.M. Fleischmann Innovative textiles for seating / A. Büsgen
N2  - This book provides an overview of the types of textiles used within the interior textile sector and key technological developments and safety issues affecting the industry. An understanding of these topics enables the designer or manufacturer to select the most appropriate fabrics for interior applications. The first group of chapters reviews types and selection of materials for interior textiles, including natural and synthetic fibres as well as knitted, woven and nonwoven fabrics. Further chapters review surface design of interior textiles and the use of textiles in carpets and floor coverings. The second part of the book discuses developments in such areas as joining furniture fabrics, the use of sustainable and recycled textiles in interior applications, using interior textiles to minimise indoor environmental pollution, flame retardant materials and innovative textiles for seating. Interior textiles: design and developments is an important text for manufacturers, designers and buyers of interior textiles as well as being a valuable resource for students and academics studying interior design and materials. Provides a comprehensive review of the type of textiles used within the interior textile sectorConsiders environmental issues in interior textiles assessing different types of sustainable and recycled textilesExplores the important issues of surface design and flammability testing
ER  -