Buffalo Shoe Walkshop,
2015
Dordt College
503 N 1st Street,
2015
Dordt College
Sculptural Vessels,
2015
Dordt College
Material Steps,
2015
Dordt College
Northern Lights Ii,
2015
Dordt College
Maquette For A Tectonic Tower,
2015
Dordt College
These Photos Now: About To Break Apart,
2015
Dordt College
Photography, Writing, Literature: A Book Review Article Of New Work By Brunet And Beckman And Weissberg,
2015
Ghent University
Photography, Writing, Literature: A Book Review Article Of New Work By Brunet And Beckman And Weissberg, Geert Vandermeersche
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
No abstract provided.
Reusing Pre-Consumer Textile Waste,
2015
Hong Kong Design Institute, Vocational Training Council
Reusing Pre-Consumer Textile Waste, Yuk Lan Lau
Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium
No abstract provided.
The Effectiveness Of A Smart School Bag System For Reminding Students Of Forgotten Items And Reducing The Weight Of Their Bags,
2015
Vocational Training Council
The Effectiveness Of A Smart School Bag System For Reminding Students Of Forgotten Items And Reducing The Weight Of Their Bags, Sau Ming Lau, Yammy Wai Yan Wong, Fiona Wing Yin Luk, Stella Sin Tung Kwok
Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium
No abstract provided.
Illuminativa: The Resonance Of The Unseen,
2015
AUT University, New Zealand
Illuminativa: The Resonance Of The Unseen, Derek Ventling
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
This paper outlines some key considerations of my current creative arts doctoral thesis. The practice-led research investigates the metaphysical notion of light as an activating principle and how this is subjectively experienced. It re-contextualizes the illuminative process within creative arts, synthesizing its sensate implications with contemporary expression. Philosophically, the research is founded upon the medieval concept that illumination is a key transformational element of our cognitive journey – a process that begins with a sensory experience and leads through philosophical thought to wisdom. Making and perceiving are both the essence and the framework of the research experiments. Light is explored …
Alabaster Chambers: Sacred Folds,
2015
Tasmanian College of the Arts, Australia
Alabaster Chambers: Sacred Folds, Jane Slade
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
My paper is a discussion of how I have been developing a visual language to evoke the experience of the sacred expressed in the poetry of Emily Dickinson, particularly her poem Safe in their Alabaster Chambers. Experiential knowledge, through experimentation with materials has generated the project leading to at times unexpected and serendipitous outcomes. Using print processes of layering, words, images and folded textures, the poetry of Dickinson provides me with the “tacit” knowledge to make material the sacred “unknown” in her poetry. Printmaking, with its traditional links to religious texts and imagery, is a particularly appropriate medium to explore …
Making Sense Of Dress: On Sensory Perspectives Of Wardrobe Research,
2015
Design School Kolding, Denmark
Making Sense Of Dress: On Sensory Perspectives Of Wardrobe Research, Else Skjold
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
In this paper, I wish to exemplify how research on bodily experiences of dressing within research on fashion and dress research might be combined with user-oriented approaches from design research. By doing so, I wish to point my finger at the unfortunate wall between these two scholarly areas which to my mind has created a limited understanding of the connection between dress design, the body, and people's day-to-day routines of getting dressed. The case through which I wish to debate this is a wardrobe study of men in the age of 40-50 years old that I conducted in the period …
Crafting Material Innovation,
2015
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Crafting Material Innovation, Danielle Wilde, Jenny Underwood, Rebecca Pohlner
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
When designing material interactions using digital and other technologies, ideation and development timelines can go out of sync. In this paper we discuss how a crafts-driven approach to wearable technologies can sensitise researchers to novel ways of moving forward when faced with such a challenge. We identify ‘no-tech’ prototyping as a powerful paradigm for ideating wearable technologies when the technologies are not yet specified or available; and we describe four craft-based conceptual lenses – an approach, expression, dialogue and language – that support the development of no-tech prototypes at a range of resolutions. The Poetic Kinaesthetic Interface project (PKI) serves …
Temporal Patterns: New Forms Of Material Thinking In Textile Design,
2015
Independent researcher, Sweden
Temporal Patterns: New Forms Of Material Thinking In Textile Design, Barbara Jansen
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
This paper discusses a group of experiments named rhythm exercise. It is a series of experiments which is based within the field of Smart Textiles, especially in the area of light emitting textiles. Rhythm exercise is one series of experiments out of a larger body of work (Jansen, 2015a), exploring the visual effects of movement using light as a continuous time- based medium in the field of textile design. Thereby investigates to expand an understanding about time and light as new forms of design materials in the particular context area. The experiments present new forms of instruments, textile instruments, interfaces …
Why Making Matters: An Exploration Of Neuro- Biological Perspectives On Woodcarving,
2015
Telemark University College, Norway
Why Making Matters: An Exploration Of Neuro- Biological Perspectives On Woodcarving, Marte S. Gulliksen
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
In this paper I begin unpacking the woodcarver’s experiences of working in green wood from a neurobiological perspective. The woodcarver’s experiences are often characterized as having an intense internal focus and an urge to overcome resistance. Previous research hasdiscussed this overcoming of resistance as a preconscious and a conscious negotiation between maker and material. Recent research on neurobiology has increased our knowledge on the basic nervous system in humans. The aim of this paper is to try to bring together current neurobiological descriptions of the basis of what the wood carver do and experience. It is asserted that neurobiological knowledge …
Viewing Fashion: A Digital Materiality Of The Moving Image,
2015
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Viewing Fashion: A Digital Materiality Of The Moving Image, Todd Robinson
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
The paper addresses the development of a digital-visual methodology to examine the sensuous and embodied dimension of fashion. The paper discusses the conception and use of designed garments called DRESS+. Body-garment interactions are the central focus of this research, conceived as participatory activities generating a range of physical movements including behaviour, gestures and utterances for visual and thematic enquiry. This approach is presented in relation to Design Probes and emergent new media forms notably Fashion film. The paper considers two video case studies. The paper utilizes a phenomenological orientation and research from the field of Body Studies, specifically the notion …
Materials In Footwear: An Empirical Study Of Hands-On Textile Approaches To Sandal Design,
2015
Loughborough University, UK
Materials In Footwear: An Empirical Study Of Hands-On Textile Approaches To Sandal Design, Jenny Gordon, Faith Kane, Mark Evans
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
Commercial sandals are often designed in a 2D format and materials are generally applied during design development rather than the earlier stages of the process. In contrast, hands- on woven textile design is often carried out through making and interaction with materials. This paper presents the findings of an action research case study that investigated the use of ‘hands-on’ woven textile approaches to sandal design at different stages of the design process. The role that hands-on interaction with materials plays at each stage is analysed to assess areas of potential for its integration. The case study presented in this paper …
Context Construction Through Material Perceptions: Experiences From An Explorative Workshop,
2015
Aalto University, Finland
Context Construction Through Material Perceptions: Experiences From An Explorative Workshop, Riikka Townsend, Salu Ylirisku
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
This paper describes and reflects upon a design-led workshop carried out by design and science researchers in an interdisciplinary material development project. The aim of the workshop was to construct application context for the design of thermoelectric energy harvesting applications that combine textiles, thermoelectric materials, electronics, and additional smart materials. The experience of textiles is typically multi-sensorial as textiles are often close to the body or in the touching proximity to people. However, the development of novel textile materials and applications is often science-led resulting in extensive considerations of technical aspects at the cost of the experiential insights. The workshop …
Epistemic Mutations: Material Object Engagement In Exhibition Making,
2015
Medical Museion, University of Copenhagen & The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Denmark
Epistemic Mutations: Material Object Engagement In Exhibition Making, Ane Pilegaard
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
The paper investigates how experimental design practices in pre-exhibition object handling can unfold the materially embedded knowledge production of museum objects. Even though material objects are recognized as key elements in museum practice, concerns for their specific material qualities, such as texture, color, weight, etc., seldom function as primary drivers during the curating and design phases in exhibition making. This is partly due to preservation issues – the fact that direct object handling must be limited – but is also a result of dominating textual practices. This paper argues that, if the materially embedded knowledge of museum objects is to …
