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2007-01-01
Paper published in Pacific Arts, vol 3, pp115-127 (2007). Abstract: Commoner women’s textile-work is a key medium in the ongoing process of hybridizing Tongan culture for the contemporary ‘modernity plus tradition’ present. One set of wefts for this paper are ethnographic. Commoner women’s...
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2015-02-01
Nechwatal, Axel, Nicolai, Monika
Photochromic effects in polymers—repeatable color changes after irradiation with short-wave light—offer considerable potential for enhancing the functionality of products. The textile industry especially shows a keen interest in such materials.1,2 However, polymers containing photochromic dyes...
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2014-09-01
A typical retail clothing store, especially one catering to a younger, fashion-forward customer, is likely a showcase for the latest clothing trends and hot seasonal colors. But increasingly, retail stores in China and Europe are also becoming showcases for another type of retail trend that has...
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2007-01-01
Young-Leslie, Heather, Addo, Ping-Ann
Introductory essay to special issue of Pacific Arts journal, "Pacific Textiles, Pacific Cultures: Hybridity and Pragmatic Creativity". We introduce the concept of 'pragmatic creativity' as a counter to the discourses that situate handicrafts or bricolage as somehow second rate forms of creative...
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2015-06-01
The article discusses automotive textile fabrics, which can be found throughout any vehicle one drives, such as the top of the car and on the doors, on the seats, on the floors and in the trunk. Topics discussed include number of issues to be considered with automotive textiles such as...