Historical development of home textile products and innovative approaches after the industrial revolution

It is aimed to compile the developments of interior textiles, one of the important sub-branches of today's textile industry, from the Industrial Revolution to the present day, the effects of these developments on human life and the innovations made in the field in this thesis titled "Historical Development of Interior Textile Products and Innovative Approaches After the Industrial Revolution". The processes of developing interior textile products for changing living conditions and consumer needs are examined. With this study, it is aimed to reveal the history of the interior textile industry, the impact of technological advances and the contributions of innovative approaches to the sector. In the first part of this study, which consists of three parts the definition of interior textile products, their place in the textile industry, the purpose, scope and method of the study have been tried to be explained. In the second part, the factors that prepared the 1st Industrial Revolution and the effects of these factors on the textile sectors in Europe and Turkey are examined. The Industrial Revolutions 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and 5,0 are examined depending on the changes and developments in production processes and technology from the 1st Industrial Revolution to the present. This study contains information about the search for a connection between art and industry in Europe and Turkey as an inevitable result of standardization in product aesthetics due to the change in living standards of societies that have undergone rapid and radical change with increasing production efficiency due to the Industrial Revolutions and the break from tradition. In the third chapter, innovations in the production, design and marketing areas of the interior textile industry in Europe and Turkey in 1990 and later are examined and compared in detail. In the subsections, examples of innovative interior textile products produced by brands and designers who have contributed to the field are emphasized. As a result, depending on the technological developments since the first Industrial Revolution, the current status of the interior textile industry and its place in the international market, it continues to develop and expand in Turkey and Europe through artistic developments, competitive environment, collaborations and sectoral organizations. Today's living conditions and consumer behavior direct the textile industry to care about factors such as transparency of production processes, human-environment focus, quality and design focus, rather than just production purposes. The fact that the interior textile sector is an important area where art and craft meet the industry and the importance of collaborations and information sharing have been presented through research. Key Words: Textile, Home Textile, Design, Fashion, Brand