Ideas

After the mid-term critique I began thinking about the white resin coated sample and other application possibilities than what had originally caused me to make it. I have been thinking about 3 possibilities in particular.

1) Indoor moveable walls

The flexibility of this sample I found to be interesting. I was thinking that on a larger scale this kind of fabric could create a screen, partition, or moveable wall. It could be custom made to fit different shaped rooms (i.e. slanted ceilings, archways, etc). I was also thinking that some sort of magnet system could be employed so that it could be flat and at it's longest capacity closing off a room, or could be moved into a wavelike formation. If there were magnets on the floor and magnets on certain points at the bottom of the hardened knit then different points of the knit could be moved to the places on the floor to create different formations. I was also thinking that things to consider with this would be where in the room you would want the most transperancy. It could be very nice to have a very open knit at the top so that light could come through, and more of a tightly knit structure towards the middle of the room. Also, one could hang things on the knit wall very easily.

2) Outdoor Fence

I was also thinking about trellaces and fences and how a stable knit fabric could be used in that way. The way plants grow up walls, fences, etc is very interesting. I was thinking that the fractal growth of plants could be inspiration for the patterning of this structure and that there would be holes in strategic places for the stems and brances of plants to go through. So many fences are ugly and this could be more natural looking and eventually the plants would take over the fence. Maybe the yarns used would create a look of brances or be red in color to compliment the green.

3) Architectural purposes (i.e. porch roof, "screened" in sunroom, etc)

On a much larger scale I could see this type of knit fabric being used as a porch ceiling, or outdoor wall. I don't think it would be all that insulating but it could serve as many screens do on porches. The curves could be very interesting. This idea could combine elements/inspiration/concerns of the other 2 ideas as it would be both indoor and outdoor.

I am going to be thinking about these possibilities and which would be the best to pursue.