Disruptive pattern material : an encyclopedia of camouflage / Hardy Blechman.
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TextPublication details: Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books 2004.Description: 685, [34] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cmISBN: - 1554070112
- 391 BIE
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From animal survival to anti-war irony.
Camouflage occurs naturally in the wild as a mechanism of protection and illusion. Learning from nature, military strategists reproduced, painted and printed camouflage patterns to protect equipment and soldiers.
Disruptive Pattern Material is an encyclopedic history of camouflage from its roots in nature, through to its adoption by armed forces and on to its current popularity within modern civilian culture.
The book begins with the wide variety of wildlife that protects itself by blending into the environment. Military camouflage covers the first uses of camouflage to disguise artillery and ships and eventually individual soldiers. A comprehensive, historical guide features the various camouflage patterns issued to soldiers of 107 nations around the world.
The use of camouflage outside of the armed forces first began in the 1960s by anti-war protestors. From there, camouflage was further explored by artists and designers. The book covers the uses of non-military camouflage in:
Fashion Architecture Music Sports Film Art and graffiti.Featuring 5,000 compelling images by leading photographers, Disruptive Pattern Material is an authoritative reference with fascinating cultural insight.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [706-709]) and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- Editor's Note
- Etymology
- The Fundamentals of Camouflage
- Color Theory
- Nature
- Introduction
- Natural Selection
- Color Mechanics
- Mimicry
- Non-Visual Camouflage
- Sub-Aqua Camouflage
- Countershading
- The Zebra
- The Tiger
- Animal Prints
- Natural Human Camouflage
- Hunting
- Environmental Activism
- Military
- Introduction
- Evolution of the Uniform
- World War One
- Headgear
- The Sniper
- Observation Posts
- Dazzle
- World War Two
- Counterfeit Camouflage
- Terrains
- Woodland and Jungle
- Desert and Beach
- Snow
- Urban
- Vehicles
- Land
- Air
- Face Paint
- Netting
- Tents
- Buildings
- Camouflage Genealogy
- Multispectral Camouflage
- Future Camouflage Systems
- Child Soldiers
- Religion
- Peace
- Culture
- Introduction
- Art
- Introduction
- Lee Miller
- Alain Jacquet
- Alighiero Boetti
- Guy Boudin
- Andy Warhol
- Keith Harring
- Vera 'Veruschka' von Lehndorff and Holger Trülzsch
- Harvey Opgenorth
- Désirée Palmen
- William Anastasi
- Laurent La Gamba
- Toby Ziegler
- Lyle Starr
- Adelle Lutz
- Callum Morton
- David Bower
- Jennifer Lapham
- Francesco Simeti
- Therese Stowell
- Norbert Schoerner
- Neil Davenport
- Steven Klein
- Paul M. Smith
- Michael Lau
- Ballistic Barriers
- Graffiti
- Futura 2000
- Stash
- Sharp
- Russell Maurice
- Kaws
- RoStarr
- WK Interact
- Invader
- SSUR
- Geoff Heath
- Geoff McFetrdige
- Matt Houston
- Roar Sager
- Pete Fowler
- Ora-Ito
- Skatething
- Sami Khan
- Michael Hernan
- Jamie Hewlett
- Architecture
- Émile Aillaud
- Alsop Architects
- François Scali
- Foreign Office Architects (FOA)
- Utility Camouflage
- Interior Design
- Fashion
- Military Styling
- Military Surplus
- Civilian Adoption of Camouflage
- Recycled Military Surplus
- Designer Camouflage
- Maharishi
- Denim
- Kids
- Hats
- Bags
- Footwear
- Streetwear
- mhi
- Stüssy
- A Bathing Ape
- Sports and Games
- General
- Nike
- Adidas
- Puma
- Skateboarding
- Snowboarding
- Bikes
- The Sex Industry
- Music
- General
- Punk
- Reggae
- Hip-Hop
- Metal
- Festivals
- Media
- Cinema and Television
- Advertising
- Computer Games
- Toys
- Modeling
- Tin Toys
- 12" Action Figures
- Futura 2000
- Santa Inoue
- Barbie
- Mahatoys Piece and Munitions Dump
- Medicom
- Non-Violent Camouflage Toys
- Hello Kitty
- Superheroes
- Designer Toys
- crazysmiles co.
- Accessories
- Smoking
- Clocks and Watches
- Survivalism
- Electronics and Optical
- Domestic
- Stationery
- Eyewear
- Pets
- Outro
- Summary
- Bibliography
- Index
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Hardy Blechman , the Creative Director of Maharishi, a fashion design company, has been influential in the proliferation of camouflage and combat pants in civilian fashion over the past decade.