Essays about: "home textiles"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words home textiles.

  1. 1. Wrap

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Junhan Zhang; [2023]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The purpose of this project is to explore the relationship between people and their home environment. In modern apartments with limited space, the distinct silhouette of individual furniture becomes blurred when they are placed alongside numerous other objects. READ MORE

  3. 2. Where Something Goes Up, Something Else Goes Down : May a meeting between textile and glass disrupt the hierarchical order among materials and techniques?

    University essay from Konstfack/Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign

    Author : Malin Glännestrand; [2022]
    Keywords : Glass; glasfiber; textile; interior designer; spatial design; materials; hierarchies; fusing; knitting; lighting;

    Abstract : We have a tendency to want to sort our surroundings, we set things against each other, value them and place them in a hierarchical order.Where something goes up, something else goes down.We attribute different properties to materials, techniques and spaces and load them with values. READ MORE

  4. 3. It’s Alive! Smart Things for Gaming Chairs: Exploring Animism as a Resource for Building Relations

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medieteknik

    Author : Elsa Kassman; [2022]
    Keywords : Research Through Design; Animism; Posthumanism; Speculative Design; Smart Textiles; Interaction Design; Human-Non-Human Interaction;

    Abstract : In this project, the intersection between animism and smart things is being explored, with a special focus on gaming chairs. Integrated sensors and actuators become an opportunity to create interactivity and autonomous behaviour which creates illusions of life. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Everyday Performing Textiles

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Frida Nordenlöw; [2021]
    Keywords : textiles; home; everyday; relation; affect; materiality; material culture; ready-mades; reconstruction; installation; textil; hem; vardag; relation; affekt; materialitet; materiell kultur; ready-mades; rekonstruktion; installation;

    Abstract : Living as a human being in the 21st century is a more or less constant three-dimensional textile experience. Textiles have a continuous proximity to our bodies as clothing but also as an essential material in our dwellings, both with practical and emotional functions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Obstacles in the textile upcycling chain, a case study of the communication between small-scaled upcycling actors and their processes.

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Ida Aguilar Johansson; Andrea Runstrand; [2020]
    Keywords : Upcycle; Remanufacturing; Textile Waste Management; Communication Tools; Reversed supply chain; Closed loop systems; Sorting; Återbruk; Textilindustri; Hållbar produktion; Kommunikationsverktyg; Småskalig;

    Abstract : Upcycling of textiles is a well-known method to remake worn textiles and decrease the environmental impact coming from the textile industry. Many fast fashion companies have tried to implement upcycling in their own textile value chains to become more circular. READ MORE