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Innovative textiles offer some of the most intriguing design options today, but few design or textile coverages discuss extreme textiles in depth. Matilda McQuaid 's EXTREME TEXTILES: DESIGNING FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE (156898507X $45.00) surveys engineered fabrics and their radical uses, from cardiac constraint socks to airbags and transportation textiles. Even buildings use these extreme textiles in construction, and EXTREME TEXTILES surveys all these uses in a blend of startling full-page illustrations and discussions of fiber properties, performance standards, and ...

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