Window
Obstruct - Obscure - Curiosity - Invite - Connect - Illuminate
Windows form an essential part of architecture. They can also form a metaphor for human interaction. Windows can obstruct, obscure and illuminate, They generate curiosity connectiing the inside to the outside. They activiate our visual and tactile senses...
The Colour Palette
The Intent
I intend to explore a contemporary textile landscape through the lens of sustainability and materiality. I will take inspiration from the concept of windows as architecture and as a metaphor for human activity. I will explore the use of bioplastics, textile waste and knit techniques to create an artefact that invites visual and tactile responses though sight and touch. I will explore knit through materials and techniques that focus on openings and tension changes. I aim to explore the use of waste materials and bio materials to create a contemporary textile artefact.
Architectural Inspiration
The Making
Bioplastic
Materials: glycerine, gelatine, water, food colouring, chalk.
Tools: saucepan, stove, plastic mold
The Window Elements
The Window
The Structure
Process: Wrapping, Fringe, Machine knit
Knit Sampling
The Knit
Transform
References
Figure 1. Nudes Architecture (2021) Forest School –Pune India [Photo} Landscape architecture Aotearoa website, accessed 15 September 2022. https://www.landscapearchitecture.nz/landscape-architecture-aotearoa/2021/1/12/green-towers-for-learning-in-india