Scaling Fiber: Experimental Yarn
Final Review on 13 July 2021
Scaling Fiber: Experimental Yarn. Copyright: weißensee school of art and design berlin
The MoA Design Research Studio »Scaling Fiber: Experimental Yarn« explored the upscaling of fiber into yarns as structural elements for the architectural scale and context. It was carried out as a transdisciplinary exchange between architecture, textile technology, materials science and cultural studies aiming at new concepts for sustainable design technologies.
The ›architectural yarns‹ created in the project are flexible, linear elements of several centimeters in diameter that display different properties depending on their geometry, filling and sheathing material. Through these parameters, the yarn can be ›programmed‹ in a physical way. The filling consists of loose bulk materials (fiber, wool, earth, seeds...) which are bound by the sheathing and build durable connections at their intersections through felting or growing. Building with this architectural yarn does not require any glue or mortar. Due to the purely textile binding, the individual parts can be easily separated, reconfigured or recycled.
Project Concept and Supervision
Prof. Christiane Sauer
Maxie Schneider
Ebba Fransen Waldhör (weißensee school of art and design)
Contributors
Dr. Heike-Illing Günther
Bastian Beyer, PhD
Iva Resetar
Dr. Karin Krauthausen
Dr. Michaela Eder
Anne-Kathrin Kühner
Student Team
Saskia Buch
Martha Panzer
Clara Santos Thomas
Jasmin Sermonet
Final Review
13 July 2021 – 2-4.30 pm
Don't hesitate to get in touch with Christiane Sauer for participation.