Making the story: Rethinking Soft Materials
The Making of story: Rethinking Soft Materials
before See the photo students design furniture and departments Textiles Rhode Island School of design (RISD), were challenged to rethink the way soft materials are used in furniture design. Rather than using traditional methods, such as covering with foam and textiles, students thought outside the box using weaving, knitting, crocheting and knotting.
created by Ana Mosseri and Elaina and Runge, the Seat Looped Pile were inspired plush carpet. It has a long piece of foam padding that is covered by loops.
Andrew Bannar and Noelle Webster designed the chair paper Hook, which features a stainless steel frame covered by the wire crocheted paper. Consequently, the president a self-supporting shell that fits tightly.
The Million Loops sensual chaise longue by Maria Camarena Bernard and and Aakanksha Sirothia, no part outside the textile hand-crocheted, and manages to be sculptural and flexible at a time.
extendable lounge by Michelle Dunbar and Mayela Mujica and evolves through use. When people sit in the lounge sections, and the hidden colors are revealed through the knitted fabric. It is for two people to sit, creating interaction between the seat and the president himself.
Sinuous chair Noelle Antignano has a simple metal frame which is juxtaposed with bold, upholstered extrusions. As weaving with unfinished edges, the chair is a controlled chaos image.
Composed of a double woven fabric, memory foam, and elastic, Caterpillar lounge by Griffin and Ruth Boswell Henry is uniquely constructed and has a hollow interior .
wall-to-wall, Emre Bagdatoglu, is a chair that consists of folded carpet strips packed together by a utility cable, creating a unique look.
All parts will be presented to International Contemporary Furniture Fair 2016 (ICFF) in New York, while some will be at the XXI International Triennale of Milan in 2016 Salon (XX1T).
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