Tangible
New Dimension

Graduation Collection

A weaving collection inspired by the concept that high technology has blurred the virtual world and the physical world, and create a new dimension that is blending into our daily life and expanding our horizons. Everything in the physical world could exist in new forms. Things may be pixelated; Architectures can have an another virtual layer. Data can be developed into objects that are touchable. This concept addressed a particular aim to explore different approaches using a variety of materials to create innovative woven fabrics that has three dimensional effect, transparent effect etc.

INTERACTIVE LOOPY

  • Three-dimensional Jacquard design utilizing elastic yarns, metallic yarns and multi-layer structures.

  • ​This versatile design can be used as wall covering that has sound insulation function.

  • Since the fabric is thick and has a lot of vacant small areas that can be insulated, it has the potential to be applied to winter coat.

3D LOOP

  • Hand Dobby tapestry design has two-layer construction with monofilament warp and elastic weft.

  • When stretched horizontally, the fabric has hollowed-out effect. It could be used as window treatment that combined with light sensitive installation to control the interior sunlight automatically.

  • fabric that has not been stretched.

  • sketch of the structure idea

Hollow Jacquard wall installation

  • A 6-layer jacquard fabric installation shows the possibilities of fabric's three dimension form. Epoxy resin was used to harden the fabric.

  • This design has the potential to be used as wall decoration, or small wall shelf.

  • The fabric was trimmed into desired shape before cued by Epoxy resin.

Waving Cubes

  • Inspired by computer generative art , the jacquard pattern was created with programming, woven as two-layer fabric.

  • End-use mock up.

  • Generative artwork

Shuttling Flower

  • Kinetic art inspired jacquard design that shows different effects depending on the viewer's movement or the way the design lies. Elastic yarn has been used to form the pleats.

  • When seen from one side, the flowers have been pixelated while the opposite side show the original flowers.

  • Design process

  • Hand-drawing of the design elements.

Floating Strips

  • Jacquard design focuses on combining translucent and opaque qualities into one piece of material to translate the overlapping of physical and virtual information. One layer of the fabric has been cut off the achieve the opaque effect.

  • Fabric Details.

  • striped pattern has been cut into strip and collage together to create new element.

Floating Data

  • This jacquard design was inspired by a data visualization artwork called Fundament-2008. The fabric has been woven as one layer single cloth with PVC yarn and viscose yarn. Part of the weft PVC was floating and curving on top of the fabric that simulate the data curves. The curves have been permanently set by heat press.

  • The fabric has a unique leather-like hand feel. It can applied to coat.

  • It can also applied to upholstery.

Nesting Square

  • This jacquard design was inspired by hyperbolic paraboloids origami created by Erik Demaine using programming to generate the crease lines. "Folding" fabric has been experimented with the elastic yarn and linen yarn.

  • Fabric details.

  • Origami model

Virtual City

  • The idea of layering virtual information with physical information has been taken into this textile design by combining printing and Jacquard techniques. City night view has been printed on top of jacquard design. Offset effect shows the mixing of people’s perspective from digital device and reality of the world.

  • Installation effect.

  • Original photo of the Philadelphia downtown.

  • Jacquard fabric used to be printed.