Designing for a start; irreversible dynamic textile patterns
Abstract
Textiles are traditionally designed to keep a given expression; a floral pattern is supposed to stay floral. However, contemporary technology and material development is changing both production and expression and requires rethinking in production and the design practice to meet the future of textiles.
Through experimental, practiced based design research this project focus on the notion of change as a central design variable. The textile colours are crafted from plant dye to evolve over time.
The objective of this project is to show an alternative dimension towards sustainability through changeability built into an expression. Instead of replacing an object when we need/want another color, function or expression, the changing expression could be integrated in the materiality and design itself. Creating a design that appears and develops over time, with a starting point, but without an end.
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