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The crochet technique in fabric structures and architecture
Some of you might think that architecture has to do with the technique of crochet in tissues, which is actually the needle life that uses a yarn - wool with a fairly short and specific needle.
Although our grandparents practiced the hand knit Very often, sewing techniques have been relegated more to a craft or hobbies than a necessity, however, the way in which the threads intertwine does correspond to a series of characteristics that are studied in the world of architecture. and its structures.
A recent example of crochet applied to the architectural sector, we can find it from a unique façade in the form of a "shell" woven by the artist Olek in the Kerava house located in Finland.
A house that is more than 100 years old has been covered with a soft and fluffy pink crochet fabric that reminds us of the appearance of a “dollhouse”.
But what interests us more is to investigate from the point of technology and structures in architecture where the techniques of cross stitch or crochet are mixed to create resistant and innovative frameworks.
Here the researcher Maria Yablonina comes into play from the University of the University of Stuttgart and the Itke structure research institute with the creation of small robots, which work independently in the execution of structures that until now were practically impossible by means of the framework of threads. From the following video we can check and try to imagine how far we could go …
Independent robots that climb the walls of ninety degrees with the intention of executing structures where the hand of man cannot reach … Impressive!
The researcher has designed a mobile manufacturing system with robots with filamentary structures. It proposes that multiple robots semi-automatically scale the walls to distribute and create patterns with fiber filament, using any horizontal or vertical surface, creating resistant structures combining different techniques of wefts and traditional fabrics.
Compared to larger-scale industrial robots that are limited by position, weight or possible range, these robots that Yablonina proposes are enabled with motion systems and sensors that allow them to move and interact precisely along walls or ceilings. . We can imagine a manufacturing process in which an operator arrives on site with a suitcase full of robots and the materials needed to create a structure.
Another interesting line of research is on structures that replicate the interlacing of a spider web by means of robots …
Recall that we already saw in the article architecture with robots how they are already capable of designing structures and minimizing the material used to 99%.
Another example in thread management is shown by Toshiko Horiuchi, another artist who is dedicated to researching the world of crochet, cross stitch patterns, wool or fabrics forpatchwork (Fabric made by joining small pieces of fabric sewn together at the edges) to create configurations and skeletons that do not leave anyone indifferent with their bold colors.
We already talked about the world and the systems or techniques of patchwork in the article architecture with fabric where the artist Suh Do-Ho showed us how far patience and detailed crafts can go.
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