2023
Tilburg NL
Furniture
tatami yarn, UHWPE, grillon etc.
To investigate the possibilities of achieving 3D form using flat bed knitting. Stand-alone pocket units will seek to morph with supporting skeleton.
2022
Dresden DE
Kinetic Device
The Untold River
wood, ink, paper, River Elbe etc.
A one week research workshop taken place along the River Elbe, making river powered press printing machine.
*[mentored by]
AMY FRANCESCHINI - Futurefarmers
LODE VRANKEN - Futurefarmers
*[curated by]
FORMAFANTASMA
*[host by]
DESIGN CAMPUS, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
*[team]
ZHENGXIONG RONG Masao - Product design
FRIEDRICH BROCKMANN - Architecture
TILMANN FINNER - Computer science
ALBERT PAPENHAUSEN FUSTURE - Architecture
ZHIWEI HONG Vicki - Textile design
XIAOTING TAN Shantel - Interaction designer
photographed by TILMANN FINNER
Press:
The Untold River. Composing Forces Among Us
2022
Linz AT
Interactive Experience
Symbiosis
mycelium, optical fiber, PLA etc.
Observing the habitat of mycelium, this project simulates the morphology of mycelium and translate their electrical signals into interpretable sound and visual experience.
*[textile structure designed for]
XIAOTING TAN Shantel - Interaction designer
MEIYI JIANG Evie - Interaction designer
Design For Performance Interaction,
Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
2022
London
Kinetic Installation
Living Textiles
metal, solvron, gearmotors, iron fillings, bio cushion etc.
An anatomy of textile making machines: by re-engineering the processing method, textiles were seen as living creatures that co-exist along human activities.
2022
London
Colour Material & Finishing
Bio Upholstery
bio-based material
A set of biomaterial resolution to replace synthetic surfaces among transportation environments.
*[collaborated with]
YU HU - Material designer
SoftSystem graduate from Royal College of Art
2022
(ongoing)
London
Textile Research
Planting Tentacles
seeds, fibre
An ongoing planting experiements to observe the intertwined correlation between natural power of growth and synthetically altered textile forms.
2022
London
Performance
On and On
rug wool, sublimation, embroidery, tufting etc.
Experimental group exhibition in a private house that challenges the convential gallery context of exhibiting art piece. Each artwork were assigned a closed space, allowing intimate conversation with the audiences
*[photos credit to]
MANKE LOU
ANGEL SONG
*[bathtub textile in Rest Room designed for]
LUCA LEUNG
RARA NARES
Paintings by JOANNA LESCHNIT
Performance by CHARLES JIMENEZ
2021
London
Colour Material & Finishing
Intrinsic Mobility
mixed media
Designed for interior application: a collection of 3D origami samples that encapsulate tensions and invite interaction - both pressure and strains.
2021
(ongoing)
London
Artefact
Subobjectsupply
mixed media
Supplying objects from hybrid subjects interpreted in textile-y language.
2020
London
Fashion Textile Research
Knit, as a unit
PLA, viscose etc.
Exploring industrial printing methods to create digitally fabricated textile stitches. Designed for bridging technology with fashion for future wearables.
Press:
Zhiwei Hong: ‘Knit, as a unit’
2019
London
Product
Formulaitng Textile
magnets, castors, UHWPE, linen etc.
By employing the idea of modular design, this collection of ‘objects’ aim to explore the application of knitted fabrics in domestic context as storage units, allowing soft fabrics to become building blocks that can be connected to achieve diverse functionalities.
2019
Florence IT
Fashion
Orient Hongda
merino wool, cotton, hand embroidery etc.
Responding to the Circular Design Initiative of Orient Hongda, a collection of carefully considered knitwear was designed and made using high quality and sustainable yarns from Orient Hongda to be exhibited at Pitti Filati, Florence.
*[accessories collaborated with]
YUAN ZHANG Cara - Fashion and textile designer
Design director of UNIPAWS
Press:
TÂTE OF ORIENT HONGDA
2018
London
Home Textiles
Basket it Knot it
lycra, silk, light reflective yarn etc.
Inspired by the basketry archive from the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, the traditional technique of coiling, macrame and beading were reinterpreted in a modern domestic context as home textiles.
