During this event, we invite people involved in textile craft to explore interactive textile bioprinting using our hacked machine prototype and protocol called HaptiColor. HaptiColor is the culmination of TextileLab Amsterdam’s research in the Tracks4Crafts pilot Hacking the Machines over the last year and a half. 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.
Hacking the Machines is informed by local, traditional knowledge of printing: from the hand movements of the Staphorster ‘drukker’ to the inks and mordants used historically and today. Alternative timelines for optimising textile printing are also being investigated. So far this has been in the direction of mass production, often losing some of the freedom and expression of the craft with each step.
Is there another way forward where the craftsperson can be continuously involved and in continuous control in a hybrid printing process?” is the question we want to explore during this event.
We would like to gather input and user feedback from textile printers, natural dyers and other experts on the current version of our HaptiChromatic machine and workflows. We also invite students with an interest in textiles, craft and technology to join us for this evening of experimentation. How does it feel to interact with the hacked machine? Is it intuitive? Is it playful, annoying, confusing or fun? Are there alternative ways of working other than the ones we suggest? We want to explore different levels of control over the printing process and different degrees of collaboration, depending on the needs and desires of the person printing.
Programme
| 18:45 – 19:00 | Walk-in |
| 19:00 – 19:15 | Welcome & introduction round |
| 19:15 – 19:45 | Presentation on pilot research |
| 19:45 – 20:15 | Demonstration of the hacked machine |
| 20:15 – 21:45 | Interact with the hacked machine |
| 21:45 – 22:00 | View and discuss results & drinks |
Want to join?
The event is invite-only, but please don’t hesitate to contact us if this resonates with you and your practice! We would love to have more practitioners involved. There are limited places available. Find out more via the Waag Futurelab website.