Easa015 knitwit workshop proposal

EASA 015 Valetta, Malta knitting fibrous workshop

K N IT WIT

Ansis Sinke (LV) Yuliya Baranovskaya (RU) Annie-Locke Scherer (USA)

The aim of the KNITWIT workshop is to produce a tubular shading structure with circular knitting machines. These circular knitted tubes will be varying in length, width, height, density and translucency. Each component will be connected horizontally on the edges so the modules become a cohesive unit. By combining the modules, we can create a special, multi-layered artifact that can span between long distances and create a nice shading effect.

We are planning to work with ADDI Express knitting machines that comes in two dimensions: big (46 needles) and small one (22 needles). For the filament we consider to use synthetic threads.

Participants of the workshop are expected to come from architectural, design of textile fashion background. Maximum places: 10.

EASA014, workshop HARD FIBER FUN, Veliko Tarnovo, BG

ADDI Express King Size knittig machine

seamless tubular unit

openings

knitting loop structure gives a high elasticity to fabric

components are easy to attatch to each other

when the basic units are connected they form a double layer surface with openings

by varying the dimensions of the tubes we can play with the design outcome

epoxy resin

stabilisation of the filament structure can happen in two ways: either the tension it between some external sctucture (city walls, active bending rods, trees, etc.) or applying a resin on components afterwards in tensioned state. After the resin in cures, tensioning can be released so the components become solid and self-supportive.

Reference#01: Digital Knitting Master Studio Cumulo_hegron 2013 by Sean Ahlquist, Tubmann College, USA. Annie Locke Scherer. 2013

Reference#02: Multi-performative Textile Spaces, Master Thesis (on going), University of Stuttgart, Germany. Yuliya Baranovskaya. 2015

Reference#03: Multi-performative Textile Spaces, Master Thesis (on going), University of Stuttgart, Germany. Yuliya Baranovskaya. 2015

Reference#04: EASA 014, Hard Fiber Fun fibrous workshop, by Yuliya Baranovskaya and Ansis Sinke. 1:1 scale Pavilion. Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. 2014

Reference#05: Digital Craft workshop, by Sean Ahlquist, Kolding Design School. 2011

Reference#06: Material Equillibra, Phd Research, by Sean Ahlquist, University of Stuttgart, Germany. 2012.