Textile-Led Design for the Active Ageing Population

Informationen zum Autor Since establishing a unique Masters programme in Performance Sportswear Design (University of Derby, 1995-2003) and then leading research in Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology (University of Wales, Newport, 2004-2012), Jane's practice has continued to be focused on co-design methodology, bringing together representatives from academia and industry, along with end-users, where a new 'shared language' is required to break down barriers between disparate disciplines. She was the recipient of the 'Sir Misha Black Award for Innovation in Design Education' (2003), presented at the Royal College of Art, and awarded her Professorship from the University of Wales, Newport (2012). Her cross-disciplinary approach led to Erasmus exchanges, Leonardo projects, publication and continuing academic engagement in China. Both during her time in academia, and since working as an independent design and research consultant, back in Northern Ireland (from 2014 onwards), the need for more responsible, sustainable, and user-friendly product development has escalated in relation to her on-going areas of interest in the design of functional clothing as well as in Natural Fibre Composites design applications. David Bryson is a Senior Lecturer in the Human Sciences Research Centre at the University of Derby, UK. His research interests include the use of scientific photography and multimedia to support learning teaching and assessment in applied science, anatomy and osteology. Klappentext Despite the world's aging population, suitable clothing for the older community is a largely neglected area. This book considers the needs of the growing number of active older people and investigates how recent developments in textiles, fibres, finishes, design and integrated technology can be deployed to serve this group and improve quality of life. Part I provides an understanding of the active aging population by considering the group's experiences of and attitudes towards clothing and reviewing the barriers to their adoption of new wearable technologies. Part II focuses on the needs of the older population, including effective communication with designers and the age-related anatomical and physiological changes that designs should consider. Part III reviews design requirements and processes, and finally Part IV reviews the manufacture of suitable apparel, with chapters on suitable textile fibres, balancing technology and aesthetics and wearable electronics. Zusammenfassung This important book summarises the wealth of recent research on attitudes to clothing amongst the active ageing population! how their aspirations can be investigated and appropriate apparel designed to meet their needs. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Textile Institute and Woodhead Publishing List of contributors Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles Part One. Understanding the active ageing population1. Technological culture and the active ageing: a lifetime of technological advances1.1. Introduction1.2. Learning and teaching1.3. Photography, audiovisual technologies, and e-learning1.4. Implications for the active ageing1.5. Conclusions1.6. Sources of further information and advice2. Clothing, identity, embodiment and age2.1. Introduction: clothing, social identity and age2.2. Age ordering2.3. Age-related clothing2.4. The changing cultural location of older people2.5. Baby boomers2.6. Casual dress2.7. Adjusting the cut2.8. Conclusion3. Attitudes to apparel amongst the baby boomer generation3.1. Introduction3.2. The baby boomers and the growth of marketing3.3. Baby boomers and their interaction with apparel and textiles3.4. Market implications3.5. Current lifestyle trends for the baby boomers and product needs for the future3.6. Conclusion4. The importance of colour in textiles and clothing for an ageing population4.1. Introduction4.2. Attitudes towards colour amongst the active ageing4.3. The colour selecti...

Autorentext
Since establishing a unique Masters programme in Performance Sportswear Design (University of Derby, 1995-2003) and then leading research in Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology (University of Wales, Newport, 2004-2012), Jane's practice has continued to be focused on co-design methodology, bringing together representatives from academia and industry, along with end-users, where a new 'shared language' is required to break down barriers between disparate disciplines. She was the recipient of the 'Sir Misha Black Award for Innovation in Design Education' (2003), presented at the Royal College of Art, and awarded her Professorship from the University of Wales, Newport (2012). Her cross-disciplinary approach led to Erasmus exchanges, Leonardo projects, publication and continuing academic engagement in China. Both during her time in academia, and since working as an independent design and research consultant, back in Northern Ireland (from 2014 onwards), the need for more responsible, sustainable, and user-friendly product development has escalated in relation to her on-going areas of interest in the design of functional clothing as well as in Natural Fibre Composites design applications. David Bryson is a Senior Lecturer in the Human Sciences Research Centre at the University of Derby, UK. His research interests include the use of scientific photography and multimedia to support learning teaching and assessment in applied science, anatomy and osteology.

Klappentext
Despite the world's aging population, suitable clothing for the older community is a largely neglected area. This book considers the needs of the growing number of active older people and investigates how recent developments in textiles, fibres, finishes, design and integrated technology can be deployed to serve this group and improve quality of life.

Part I provides an understanding of the active aging population by considering the group's experiences of and attitudes towards clothing and reviewing the barriers to their adoption of new wearable technologies. Part II focuses on the needs of the older population, including effective communication with designers and the age-related anatomical and physiological changes that designs should consider. Part III reviews design requirements and processes, and finally Part IV reviews the manufacture of suitable apparel, with chapters on suitable textile fibres, balancing technology and aesthetics and wearable electronics.

Zusammenfassung
This important book summarises the wealth of recent research on attitudes to clothing amongst the active ageing population, how their aspirations can be investigated and appropriate apparel designed to meet their needs.

Inhalt

The Textile Institute and Woodhead Publishing List of contributors Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles Part One. Understanding the active ageing population1. Technological culture and the active ageing: a lifetime of technological advances

• 1.1. Introduction
• 1.2. Learning and teaching
• 1.3. Photography, audiovisual technologies, and e-learning
• 1.4. Implications for the active ageing
• 1.5. Conclusions

• 1.6. Sources of further information and advice2. Clothing, identity, embodiment and age

• 2.1. Introduction: clothing, social identity and age
• 2.2. Age ordering
• 2.3. Age-related clothing
• 2.4. The changing cultural location of older people
• 2.5. Baby boomers
• 2.6. Casual dress
• 2.7. Adjusting the cut

• 2.8. Conclusion3. Attitudes to apparel amongst the baby boomer generation

• 3.1. Introduction
• 3.2. The baby boomers and the growth of marketing
• 3.3. Baby boomers and their interaction with apparel and textiles
• 3.4. Market implications
• 3.5. Current lifestyle trends for the baby boomers and product needs for the future

• 3.6. Conclusion4. The importance of colour in textiles and clothing for an ageing population

• 4.1. Introduction
• 4.2. Attitudes towards colour amongst the active ageing
• 4.3. The colour s…