Are you interested in innovative technology, textile and crafts? Come see the expo ‘Interweaving innovation’ where several inspiring innovations developed at the Textilelab of Waag Futurelab will be shown. From the timescales of the natural world to digitally crafted garments and their relation to our senses, explore a world of innovation and inspiration. You will also be able to experience innovative color printing with our hacked textile printingmachine the HaptiColor.
The presentations are the result of research performed by our Fabricademy students and the Tracks4Crafts research pilot. In this project we explore how to hack fablab equipment into textile printers that use natural dyes and mordants, and print with varying levels of interactive intervention by the craftsperson. This results in a system of modular, interactive inputs that you can use to control bio-inks, brush motion and pressure while printing with a machine as well as open source documentation on the process and results.
An interactive exhibition will showcase the iterations and development of the hacked machine and workflows, called HaptiColor, and the variety of outcomes created during the experimental phase of the project. There will also be an opportunity for the public to experience and experiment with the machine through haptic input, co-creating and contributing to a growing living exhibition: the Tracks4Crafts Living Archive.
Programme
The participants’ works and the Tracks4Crafts Living Archive will be on display at the Waag on Friday 11 April between 12:00 and 17:00 hrs.
Find out more via the Waag Futurelab website.