Response Patterns Materials-Based Research
Response Patterns was undertaken with the support of the Center for Craft's Materials-Based Research Grant, 2019, to invent environmentally responsive embellishment methods for textile. The team leveraged interdisciplinary experience—Yuchen Zhang’s knowledge in material science and interactive technology, Travis Fitch’s methodical study of geometry and digital fabrication, and Anette Millington’s expertise in textile art and embellishment. Processes included silk screening with photochromic pigment, and 3D printing. We see this use of new materials and technology as a natural progression in textile craft - which has historically imbued place into both it’s materiality and imagination.
Researchers: Anette Millington, Travis Fitch, Yuchen Zhang
Research Assistants: Erin McQuarrie, Liz Sandler
solar simplex 1
Solar Simplex 1 is a fully realized version of our modular textile system. Each textile triangle was hemmed and attached via clip to the nodes to form a visual ribbon undulating through the structure. Each sail was printed with three layers of UV sensitive ink, according to a computationally arrayed dot pattern. The series production included the precise mixing of photochromic ink to scale, design and production of 9 screens, and individual hand screening of 60 triangles. The piece was installed in an exterior location, to engage with the summer sunlight.
Research made possible by the Center for Craft's 2019 Materials-Based Research Grant