Objektspecifik möbeltextil

Abstract

My project aims to understand more about the methods used in making woven textiles on an industrial level, and how these tech¬niques can be adapted to create object-specific pieces. On visiting the furniture fair in Stockholm, I was surprised to see that most of the textiles used for furniture were so similar, despite the variation in the furniture itself. My project is about creating textile patterns that are specific for each piece. The idea behind the process could be used for any product, but the pattern I created is specifically for the armchair Accent by Yngve Ekström. I wanted to create the feeling of a pattern moving over the surface of the object and adjusting to it. I worked primarily with differences in density. My starting point was the measurements of the armchair and the pattern I designed responds directly to these. By using fixed mea¬surements as a base for my pattern I was able to create non-repeat¬ing patters. By using a jacquard loom, it is possible to create this type of textile without it being more complicated than non-specific textile design. During my project I collaborated with the textile producer Svens¬son Markspelle in Kinna and the furniture producer Swedese.