RESEARCH OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN THE DESIGN OF MODERN DESIGN PRODUCTS

Abstract

The article examines innovative materials and technologies in the design of contemporary design products within the context of the interaction between artistic sources, material foundations, and production capabilities. It analyzes the transformation of pictorial, graphic, and urban visual codes into textile prints and decorative solutions, and their dependence on the product's structural configuration, the direction of the pattern, and manufacturing technologies. The directions of material innovation are systematized, ranging from fiber modification and the development of high-touch surfaces to biomaterials, interactive materials, and digitally formed structures. It is demonstrated that in contemporary design, the material functions as an active factor of form generation, sensory expressiveness, and the functional adaptability of a product.
The aim of the study is to determine the role of innovative materials and technologies in shaping contemporary design products and to generalize approaches to integrating artistic sources, material innovation, and technological implementation within a unified design logic.
The methodology is based on the analysis of scholarly publications in design theory and materials science, a historical and art-theoretical review of examples of transforming fine art into textile and product design, and the systematization of current practices in the application of innovative materials and digital manufacturing technologies.
The results of the study consist of identifying the sources of imagery in contemporary decorative design and determining their design constraints; systematizing the directions of material renewal, including the modification of chemical and synthetic fibers, the creation of ultrathin and high-touch surfaces, the application of interactive materials, biomaterials, and grown structures, as well as the use of digital manufacturing technologies. In addition, the study substantiates the role of technology as a mediator between a material's potential and the resulting form-generating outcome.
The scientific novelty lies in generalizing the interrelation between artistic sources, material innovation, and technological realization within an integrated design model in which material is regarded as an active form-generating category rather than merely a technical basis of the product.
The practical significance lies in the possibility of applying the proposed systematization of innovation directions to substantiate the selection of materials and technologies in the design of clothing, textiles, decorative objects, and interior products, taking into account the functional, sensory, and communicative characteristics of the design product.