8 -10 -10 First meeting for the understanding textile production elective:
what is textiles?
Personally I thing that textile is part of surface design, surface design can be anything, it is a subjective decision to choose what textile is.
my own definition of textiles is: a surface and most of the time (not all the times) a multi-flexible surface that have somehow a "textiley" feel to it.
in the textile world, the knowledge and use of fibre is a major thing, as it is the base of many textiles; there are many types of fibres, here are a few example :
non woven: felt , industrial felt
artist: Claudy Jongstra, interiors - architecture - art - etc..
sprayed fibres
artist: fabrican coup de coeur - love at first sight, ingenious- cool- ecofriendly, this fibre has the X FACTOR
random thoughts illustrated:
sheet laser cutting
artist: Tord Boontje
paper chandelier
project with Aveda, composed of a lot of outfit made out of recycled materials , one especially interesting using lace made out of recycled plastic bag.
interview of Deborah Milner
powder
artist: Freedom of Creation coup de coeur - love at first sight amazing concept, receiving you table or your top as a photoshop file!!! this fibre has the X FACTOR
3D printing, rapid prototyping
creation of a bag 3D printing
http://www.freedomofcreation.com/
AT FREEDOM OF CREATION WE BELIEVE IN A FUTURE WHERE DATA IS THE DESIGN PRODUCT, AND WHERE PRODUCTS ARE DISTRIBUTED IN THE SAME WAY IMAGES AND MUSIC TRAVEL THROUGH THE INTERNET TODAY JANE KYTANNEN FOUNDER FOC
growing materials
artist: Suzanne Lee, fashion designerBiocouture bacteria - the skin on a left alone black tea is created by bacteria, Suzanne Lee, with the help of scientist, grows fabric out of it!
Jelly-like jacket?
If BioCouture fabric could be grown in bioreactors in the lab it would seem to be a perfect alternative to cotton. It’s natural, non-toxic and compostable. But it isn’t perfect: it breaks down a little too easily. Suzanne Lee says:‘If you were caught out in the rain wearing the BioCouture jacket, it would probably turn to jelly because it absorbs water so easily.’
Alexander Bismarck at Imperial College London plans to add water-repelling molecules into the bioreactor whilst the bacteria are making the cellulose. These molecules should become part of the fabric’s structure to stop it going mushy when it gets wet
conclusion: After writings my notes up, I can definitely confirm that the definition of textiles is subjective; I think that it is amazing what is being invented in terms of fibres and it is exciting to witness it and be a part of this industry, my favorite ones were: fabrican, freedom of creation and bio couture...
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23-11-10 A new aspect of the definition of textile came up in the seminar today, textile is a technique, I like this idea!
