Bouncing Patterns

Bouncing Patterns

Using the inherent cussedness of combined fibers and repeated tubular pattern structures, the aim is to generate three-dimensionality within the textile itself, as well as in the space it inhabits, by the achievement of an hollow self-standing textile material, stiff yet flexible.

Jacquard computational weaving technologies and digital tools enable complex multilayer weave constructions. A process based on the combination of shrinking smart fibers with researches into specific heat-treatments and experimental form generating methods, brings the possibility to investigate advanced transformable three-dimensional textile surfaces, which have the particular ability to reflect forces back when they come into contact with another object.

Their graphical visual expression and haptic qualities reveal both sculptural and structural potentials, placing the work on the edge of artistic and design practices. They could perform as playful landscapes of soft architectural shapes, or become functional raw materials with various insulating properties relevant for interior spaces or architecture.