FoAM - transmaterial

Vlaamse Overheid

maja — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:24:36 +0000

Culture 2000

maja — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:19:08 +0000

Lina Kusaite: Materials Library

maja — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:21:47 +0000

The aim of this research project is to create a place for a materials library, on-site and on-line, where interested parties could find information, observe, touch, create, discover, enjoy, and exchange materials. The on-site library is currently under development at the FoAM lab in Brussels.

In progress: http://libarynth.org/research_report_lina_kusaite

Fashion Ecologies

maja — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:27:46 +0000

transmaterial

nik — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:32:39 +0000

Materials for transforming cultures
Working with physical materials is a wonderfully sensual experience. We touch, stroke, knead, cut & tear at them and they guide us to the forms and functions hidden in their pores. Material-centred design allows the artists and designers to discover new designs from the 'inside-out', beginning with the basics - manipulation of matter. Do we choose a material for a purpose, or do we sculpt the purpose from the material? How do we make physical designs more responsive, malleable and active, as living tissues, organisms and landscapes?