DOWN TO THE ROOTS - design with value
(2021) In Diploma work IDEM05 20201Industrial Design
- Abstract
- Down to the roots is a project about just that; seeing where things
come from and how are they made. I have a background in textile
design which I wanted to enhance in this project.
Therefore I wanted to examine the technique of tufting. This is
a textile technique that is not talked about that much, but most
of today’s carpets are made this way. In tufting threads are shot
into a fabric, situated in a vertical frame, with a machine driven by
compressed air. The technique is very free; it is like painting on a
canvas with threads.
I also looked into what local production could be. When can you
say that something is locally produced? Is it just about production
or could it also be about the raw-material? And what about when
... (More) - Down to the roots is a project about just that; seeing where things
come from and how are they made. I have a background in textile
design which I wanted to enhance in this project.
Therefore I wanted to examine the technique of tufting. This is
a textile technique that is not talked about that much, but most
of today’s carpets are made this way. In tufting threads are shot
into a fabric, situated in a vertical frame, with a machine driven by
compressed air. The technique is very free; it is like painting on a
canvas with threads.
I also looked into what local production could be. When can you
say that something is locally produced? Is it just about production
or could it also be about the raw-material? And what about when
local materials are exported and then imported again as ready
items? Are they still considered local?
Aiming for a long lasting product the carpets are designed to work
separate and together, creating a value of flexibility.
They are designed with a hidden message - the message of the
environmental impact that the fibres they are made from have.
One is made from natural coloured Swedish wool, where the whole
process from raw-material to fine yarn was studied. The other is
made from coloured yarn, spun and imported from Norway.
A hidden message creates the form, a subtle value for the one that
knows. (Less)
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- author
- Mattsson, Anna
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- IDEM05 20201
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- publication/series
- Diploma work
- report number
- ISRN-number: LUT-DVIDE/ EX--21/50512-SE
- other publication id
- ISRN
- language
- English
- id
- 9040200
- date added to LUP
- 2021-02-11 11:22:36
- date last changed
- 2021-02-11 11:22:36
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abstract = {{Down to the roots is a project about just that; seeing where things
come from and how are they made. I have a background in textile
design which I wanted to enhance in this project.
Therefore I wanted to examine the technique of tufting. This is
a textile technique that is not talked about that much, but most
of today’s carpets are made this way. In tufting threads are shot
into a fabric, situated in a vertical frame, with a machine driven by
compressed air. The technique is very free; it is like painting on a
canvas with threads.
I also looked into what local production could be. When can you
say that something is locally produced? Is it just about production
or could it also be about the raw-material? And what about when
local materials are exported and then imported again as ready
items? Are they still considered local?
Aiming for a long lasting product the carpets are designed to work
separate and together, creating a value of flexibility.
They are designed with a hidden message - the message of the
environmental impact that the fibres they are made from have.
One is made from natural coloured Swedish wool, where the whole
process from raw-material to fine yarn was studied. The other is
made from coloured yarn, spun and imported from Norway.
A hidden message creates the form, a subtle value for the one that
knows.}},
author = {{Mattsson, Anna}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
series = {{Diploma work}},
title = {{DOWN TO THE ROOTS - design with value}},
year = {{2021}},
}