Journal of Architecture, Art & Humanistic Science (Jan 2020)

The use of glass technology and technical textiles in the production of printed textile hangings to increase the awareness of the aesthetic side in medical institutions

  • Nahlah Shabah,
  • Marwa Sadek,
  • Emad Said Shamandi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21608/mjaf.2019.13553.1198
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 19
pp. 64 – 83

Abstract

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Innovations in weaving technology continue and will undoubtedly result in unusual products, and the production of technical textiles has remained exclusive to developed industrial countries, and it was established to perform specified functions in applied fields that are connected to the most of life activities in general. Using Technical Textile has become more widespread as performance and functional qualities in various application, based on final uses starting from choosing fibers to methods of treatment, is the key for developing new products in textile field. Technical Textile plays a vital and effective role in all life fields like: economic and social field.The research aims to show the possibility of making use of technical textile in applied art by making printed textile hangings, to make use of its various qualities at first place inflammability and electrical insulation, and by combining textile printing techniques and glass technology for its significant impact in adding distinguished characteristics and creative artistic appearance, and in finding solutions, decorative and aesthetical treatments for printed textile posters in medical institutions, with the objective of providing adequate psychological atmosphere for the patients and the designs that can improve the surrounding environmental conditions, contributing to increase treatment efficiency. There are many methods of printing in the field of textile printing, which varies between manual printing and digital printing, which is a modern technological methods. In this research, one of the methods used is manual screen printing Through the use of some types of printing pastes and different resin materials and the combination with various glass materials have a significant impact in the addition of some distinctive features and innovative artistic appearance, which contributed to find solutions and formative treatments for fabrics for hangings

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