Faculty Janet Kawada is now showing at the Kingston Gallery in the SOWA district of the South End. The show, A Conversation..., will run from Sept 29, 2010 through October 31, 2010. Gallery hours are Wed-Sun 12 -5 or by appointment. Go to either www.kingstongallery.com or www.janetkawada.com for more information.
Join her at the gallery for the opening on Friday, October 1 from 5-7:30 or Saturday, October 16 @ 3 p.m for a gallery talk
Thursday, September 30, 2010
silk worms by Kiranada
Check out the website at www.betsysterlingbenjamin.com to see the life of a silk worm in New Hampshire this past summer as per faculty member Kiranada Sterling Benjamen.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Lets make some $$$
This is just a friendly reminder for all majors- please make it a goal for yourself to make 5-10 things you can sell at our fundraiser in December. It is a great way to make use of any scrap material you have hanging around your studio!
<3
Ashley
<3
Ashley
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Architecural Knitted Surfaces
WGSN reports from the Architectural Knitted Surfaces workshop recently held at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Tel Aviv, which offered a cutting-edge insight into interactive knitted surfaces.
"The Architectural Knitted Surfaces workshop brought together architects and interior and textile designers to highlight recent developments in intelligent knitting ."
"Designed by Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen and Ayelet Karmon, Listener is a knitted textile membrane that senses and reacts to its surroundings by inflating. Each cell of the fabric can continually increase and decrease in size according to people
's proximity."
"Listener also has its own autonomous relationship to its environment. By integrating conductive fibres knitted directly into the textile, as well as embedding touch-sensors, this composite knitted structure allows the material to sense its own conductivity."
"The Architectural Knitted Surfaces workshop brought together architects and interior and textile designers to highlight recent developments in intelligent knitting ."
"Designed by Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen and Ayelet Karmon, Listener is a knitted textile membrane that senses and reacts to its surroundings by inflating. Each cell of the fabric can continually increase and decrease in size according to people
's proximity.""Listener also has its own autonomous relationship to its environment. By integrating conductive fibres knitted directly into the textile, as well as embedding touch-sensors, this composite knitted structure allows the material to sense its own conductivity."
"Similar approaches were developed through conductive flaps and folding systems, playing further with the three-dimensionality of the knitted surface."
Cool!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Spray-On Fabric!
I came across this on notcot.org, and I'm feeling very old-fashioned. Back in my day, fabric was knit or woven, not sprayed on.
"Spray-on Fabric is a patented technology developed by Fabrican which involves the creation of a liquid suspension which is then sprayed by use of either a spray gun or an aerosol can. The fabric is formed by the cross-linking of fibres which adhere to create an instant non-woven fabric that can be easily sprayed on to any surface"
They're still researching and perfecting Fabrican, but what they have so far is pretty incredible. It was originally intended for use in fashion, but now they're thinking of all kinds of applications: spray-on nicotine patch, fly paper, cleaning wipes, upholstery, the possibilities are basically endless.
I'm not totally sure how I feel about this stuff, as I'm perfectly satisfied with that old-timey woven fabric, but it's pretty amazing. Kind of like spray on felt? I'd like to see+feel this stuff in person, and I totally want to spray a garment on someone. It looks much better in some photos than others, but they've been able to make some beautiful things, like this top:
Do you think this kind of technology will ever be commonly used? Are our kids going to be spraying on new clothes on the first day of school? I don't know, but I'm excited to see how this progresses. There are some videos you can watch on their website to see how they manage to make a dress come out of a can.
http://www.fabricanltd.com/index.php
"Spray-on Fabric is a patented technology developed by Fabrican which involves the creation of a liquid suspension which is then sprayed by use of either a spray gun or an aerosol can. The fabric is formed by the cross-linking of fibres which adhere to create an instant non-woven fabric that can be easily sprayed on to any surface"
They're still researching and perfecting Fabrican, but what they have so far is pretty incredible. It was originally intended for use in fashion, but now they're thinking of all kinds of applications: spray-on nicotine patch, fly paper, cleaning wipes, upholstery, the possibilities are basically endless.
I'm not totally sure how I feel about this stuff, as I'm perfectly satisfied with that old-timey woven fabric, but it's pretty amazing. Kind of like spray on felt? I'd like to see+feel this stuff in person, and I totally want to spray a garment on someone. It looks much better in some photos than others, but they've been able to make some beautiful things, like this top:
Do you think this kind of technology will ever be commonly used? Are our kids going to be spraying on new clothes on the first day of school? I don't know, but I'm excited to see how this progresses. There are some videos you can watch on their website to see how they manage to make a dress come out of a can.
http://www.fabricanltd.com/index.php
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Its that time of year again!
Fibers Studio is back in session! There is a fresh new crop of juniors in the studio and everyone is ready to start making art again. This is our new blog where people will post interesting artists, articles, important info, etc.....
Here is a glimpse of our studios and work by some of the talented Fibers majors!
Here is a glimpse of our studios and work by some of the talented Fibers majors!
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