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Designation

Textile design

Description

Inspired by the textile dyeing technique of silk painting, "Off the grid" deals with the dyeing of textiles with a pen plotter. In collaboration with Eva Benamou (Industrial Design, Bezalel Academy) and Antonia Gauss (Textile Design, ABK Stuttgart), the project develops a textile dyeing system and researches the creative possibilities offered by the pen plotter as a digital tool at the interface between textile craftsmanship and industrial reproduction. The combination of both disciplines makes it possible to learn the perspective and knowledge of the other. The results includes silk sheets painted with line and drop patterns, expressing the dance between the designers and the machine.