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The development of effective protective clothing products and systems is essential for the safe conduct of specifically identified activities spanning, for example: conventional and extreme sports, police and military operations, chemical, agricultural and industrial working, medical and surgical procedures, fire fighting and space exploration. Textiles and clothing systems designed to protect from physiological discomfort have a long history, for example, from clothing designed to protect early motorists and pilots exposed in open vehicles and planes [3]. But in a recent decades, the importance of protective properties of textiles and clothing in ones professional but also personal every day life, coming out from growing health and safety awareness together with the period of change and innovation in the science, design and art of textiles [4]. The late 20th century saw an unprecedented increase in emphasis on personal protection from occupational, recreational and basic everyday - life hazards. The range of hazards and the means of combating them continue to grow and become ever more complex. A consequence of this is the development and exploitation of new textile fibers, structures, and clothing systems whose purpose is to provide improved protection, whilst maintaining comfort, efficiency and well-being, but also must includes the right balance of fashion, trends, cultural aspects and aesthetics. Rapid progress in textile development now offers enhanced functionality and responsiveness to changes in environmental conditions, and the recent development of `smart' and `intelligent' textiles is accelerating [5, 6]. In this book chapter the role of a design process in protective clothing production will be explain, considering the product development design process appropriate for protective clothing, the increasing synergy between fashion considerations and functional design and the reconciliation of factors which must be taken into account. It also illustrates some state of the art examples and smart materials and new technologies usage in protective clothes production by the Italian company Grado Zero Espace.

protective clothes, smart materials, new technologies

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