Didem Ekici is Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

The 19th century was truly a 'century of cloth', with textile production and consumption shaping both public and private spheres. This book weaves textiles and dress into the genealogy of German modernism, provides new insights into their pivotal role in connecting body, interior spaces, and architecture. It makes a valuable contribution to existing scholarship through its innovative focus on textiles and surfaces.

• Introduction 1. Gottfried Semper, Textiles and Surface Dressing2. Costume, Corporeality and Style3. Skin, Clothing and Dwelling4. Draping the Body, Dressing the Interiors5. Needlework, Artistic Dress and Interiors around 1900EpilogueIndex

Didem Ekici is Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

The 19th century was truly a 'century of cloth', with textile production and consumption shaping both public and private spheres. This book weaves textiles and dress into the genealogy of German modernism, provides new insights into their pivotal role in connecting body, interior spaces, and architecture. It makes a valuable contribution to existing scholarship through its innovative focus on textiles and surfaces.

• Introduction 1. Gottfried Semper, Textiles and Surface Dressing2. Costume, Corporeality and Style3. Skin, Clothing and Dwelling4. Draping the Body, Dressing the Interiors5. Needlework, Artistic Dress and Interiors around 1900EpilogueIndex

Didem Ekici is Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

The 19th century was truly a 'century of cloth', with textile production and consumption shaping both public and private spheres. This book weaves textiles and dress into the genealogy of German modernism, provides new insights into their pivotal role in connecting body, interior spaces, and architecture. It makes a valuable contribution to existing scholarship through its innovative focus on textiles and surfaces.

• Introduction 1. Gottfried Semper, Textiles and Surface Dressing2. Costume, Corporeality and Style3. Skin, Clothing and Dwelling4. Draping the Body, Dressing the Interiors5. Needlework, Artistic Dress and Interiors around 1900EpilogueIndex