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  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Investigation of the binding effect of fungal fiber (grown on apple pomace) in the formation of lyocell nonwoven textiles and their potential applications

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

    Author : Xue Luo; [2021]
    Keywords : lyocell; nonwovens; binder; filamentous fungi; wet-laid; fungal microfibers; apple pomace; cellulose;

    Abstract : This project combines nonwoven technology, biological technology and food waste management and seeks for this feasibility to use fungal microfiber (FM) as a binder for lyocell pro-duction and the characterizations for possible applications. Rhizopus delemar was cultivated apple pomace in liquid-state fermentation to obtain mycelia biomass. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dynamic Folding Knits: : Play, Interact, Explore

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    Author : Victoria Elizabeth Salmon; [2020]
    Keywords : Dynamic aesthetic; Visual haptics; Structural form; Play; Fold; Knit; Interaction;

    Abstract : Physical interaction with textiles is generally found through the purpose of the textiles; for clothing, or interior use. We engage not just for the textiles, but primarily for it’s function. Within Dynamic Folding Knits, the purpose of the material is purely interaction focused. READ MORE

  5. 4. About Solving and Dissolving : Investigating the design possibilities of bio plastic

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

    Author : Tanja Marie Nitsche; [2018]
    Keywords : Biomorph; bio plastic; plant dye; surface design; sustainability; textile design; transparency;

    Abstract : Translating the conceptual term of sustainability into materials and exploring bio plastics in order to generate visually and tacitly intriguing objects are the aims for this project. Other designers and previous projects in the field of textile design showed how the material works in a small scale. READ MORE

  6. 5. Interweaving landscapes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Linn Runeson; [2017]
    Keywords : architecture; landscapearchitecture; urbanism; art; textile; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Placing focus on the culture of textiles, this project intends to develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between textiles and landscape through the use of textiles as a poetic/ artistic tool in a design process. Specifically placing focus on Sweden as a site of exploration, it works from a regional to microscopic scale, examining techniques of textile production - weaving, non-weaving, braiding, and knitting - the project strives to reveal textiles and landscape as an underplayed common thread to contemporary life. READ MORE