As I gear up for my thesis exhibition next month featuring a 6′ x 6′ woven piece (but that’s all I’m telling!), and being the runner up for Projects for Peace with my collaborative study with children weaving together ideas of community & identity (the final judging happens late March, cross your fingers for me!), I wanted to share some other applications of something that seems so basic, yet can be applied to numerous fields, not just textiles.
This video is from Lexus, showing how the idea of weaving, applied circularly with carbon fibers, can build car bodies:
Patricia Urquiola has been using woven textiles within her furniture designs. This gives her pieces warmth amid contemporary design’s stark aesthetic mantra.
Manga Pouf, image courtesy of Mocoloco.
Moroso Chair, image courtesy of Style Estate.
I just discovered Dana Barnes‘ Souled Objects collection. She integrates felting with crocheting techniques, but I feel there’s a bit of weaving going on as well. Nonetheless, her collection is just gorgeous.
Images courtesy of Dana Barnes.
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