{"product_id":"digital-textile-printing-9781472535672","title":"Digital Textile Printing","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe development of digital textile printing at the end of the twentieth century has had a profound effect on the design, creation, use and understanding of textiles. This new technology - combined with advances in fabric and dye chemistry - has made it possible to produce complex images on fabric comprising millions of colours, quickly, inexpensively and in flexible quantities; a revolution that has led to a rapid increase in demand, which is predicted to rise still further. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is the first to describe the historical and cultural context from which digital textile printing emerged, and to engage critically with the many issues that it raises: the changing role of the designer in the creation of printed textiles; the ways in which the design process is being transformed by new technology; the relationships between producers, clients and the textile industry; and the impact of digital printing on the wider creative industries. At the core of this study are two key questions: what constitutes authenticity in an age when printed textiles are created through the combined agency of the artist\/designer and the computer? And how can this new technology be put to work in a sustainable way during a period of spiralling demand?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Carden\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning textile designer and Associate Lecturer at Northumbria University, UK.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337869037842,"sku":"9781472535672","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f026fe68-a8db-49da-9bda-ee6bb774303b.jpg?v=1727971703","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/digital-textile-printing-9781472535672","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}