<html><body>By very carefully applying bindings, Klarenbeek and Miero intended to create forces in the fabric that would make it want to assume a spatial form of its own accord. This resulted in research into concave and convex effects. The results reminded them of corrugated sheets, which acquire their rigidity through their wavey surface. With this technique, the fabric can become so stiff that it can stand on its own. They divided their research into two main themes: transparency and car interior applications. The first theme was transparency. Klarenbeek and Miero searched for varying degrees of transparency in the resultant combination of bindings. This could be used in a room divider or spatial element. The final form is a kind of pillar, woven with a monofilament warp and metal thread weft. The second theme was applications in the automotive industry. The concave-convex technique could be of use in car interiors. PET yarn, made from recycled PET bottles, was used for this research thread
Cord is usually made by braiding twisted strands around a yarn core. But Gilde and Van der Wolf used a wooden core instead. They experimented with ways to create a decorative covering for hard materials with structural properties, which would make the use of screws or glue for assembly unnecessary. The project presented several challenges, including for Van der Wolf, who discovered new possibilities in the cord braiding machine, a more than 100-year-old device that continues to inspire and spark innovation.
Maas and Huizinga researched various combinations of materials, such as elastic, and stitches that create a three-dimensional shape or surface in knits. Besides their visual appeal, these &lsquo;structured textiles&rsquo; also have properties that can serve a functional role, such as an acoustic screen or object.
Together with the TextielLab&rsquo;s embroidery specialist and product developer Frank de Wind, Envisions designer Emma Wessel revisited and further developed an earlier project from 2018. This focused on the use of fillers and water-soluble foils in embroidery. The samples they produced at the time formed the basis of 'Future Nets', which investigated embroidery as a functional application instead of a purely decorative one. In turn, 'Future Nets' resulted in numerous experiments with lines and grids, using embroidery-covered fillings. The fillings were made from foam or threads that were placed on a backing before being embroidered. The backing was then removed or dissolved, leaving a coarse, sturdy mesh or netting that can function independently.</body></html>

<html><body>Robin Pleun Maas is een ontwerper gespecialiseerd in breien en maakt deel uit van het Envisions design collectief. Ze streeft ernaar om innovatieve (combinaties van) materialen te cre&euml;ren en zoekt naar onverwachte structuren en vormen. Voor het project 'Archief van de Toekomst' werkte ze samen met breispecialist Sarena Huizinga van het TextielLab. Ze liet zich inspireren door de 3D-structuren in brei- en weefmonsters uit het archief van het TextielLab.</body></html>

<html><body>Maas en Huizinga onderzochten verschillende combinaties van materialen, zoals elastiek, en steken die een driedimensionale vorm of oppervlak in breiwerk cre&euml;ren. Naast hun visuele aantrekkingskracht hebben deze 'gestructureerde textielsoorten' ook eigenschappen die een functionele rol kunnen vervullen, zoals een akoestisch scherm of object.
Maas en Huizinga experimenteerden met extreme effecten, zoals grote ribbelstructuren en ronde vouwlijnen die het breiwerk hol of bol trekken. Het gebruik van verschillende garens, zoals smelt- of krimpgarens, op bepaalde plaatsen in het breiwerk versterkte dit effect. De volgende stap, die geen deel uitmaakte van dit project, zou zijn om een autonome stofvorm te cre&euml;ren die op zichzelf kan staan.</body></html>

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