With the hopes of designing something new and eye-captivating, Floor Skrabanja — a graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven, utilizes 3D-knitted fabric for a sculptural collection. The range reinterprets a chair, a stool, and a bench. Each piece appears "covered with a seamless, continuous piece of fabric that is sleep on like a sleeve." The collection is completed in collaboration with experts from the Textile Museum in Tilburg.
The 3D-knitted fabric is an evolution of the art of knitting, in reference to the digital age. The process combines the craft of knitting with digital pattern-making. The material that is used throughout this process "influences the shape and feel of the outcome," which differs from traditional 3D-printing techniques.
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What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- 3d-knitted Fabric
- Opportunity for creating innovative and customizable textile-based products using 3D-knitted fabric.
- Sculptural Furniture
- Disruptive potential in reimagining furniture design by creating sculptural pieces with seamless, continuous fabric.
- Digital Pattern-making
- Potential for advancements in combining traditional knitting techniques with digital pattern-making to create unique designs.
Sectors Adopting This
- Furniture
- Disruptive innovation opportunities to transform the furniture industry by incorporating 3D-knitted fabric in designing sculptural pieces.
- Textile
- Opportunities for technological advancements in the textile industry by integrating digital pattern-making techniques for 3D-knitted fabrics.
- Design
- Potential for disruptive innovation in the design field by exploring the possibilities of creating sculptural furniture using seamless 3D-knitted fabrics.
