Photoluminescent Pigment Printed Textiles for Home Fashion: A User Preference Study

Abstract

User preference study is an exploratory approach to assess the potential of photoluminescent pigment printed textiles as end products. The user goals need to be identified for the possible end use in the given context. For products like home fashion, personalisation and aesthetics are important factors for the success of the product. Photoluminescent pigments are rare earth metals that absorb light and emit it slowly as a pale blue/bluish green light. The duration of glow may sustain over 6-8 hours after initial excitation from external light source. Therefore, these pigments may be used for designing textiles for home to enable edge definition and navigation in the dark. The experimental studies establish that with the increase in concentration of photoluminescent pigment in printed textiles the luminosity increase [1]. But there are limited studies to correlate this data with the user and their preferences for end-use as photoluminescent pigment printed textile in dim lighting condition.