Dense materiality

Experimentations

We have begun testing out different materials in terms of creating our own system to secure our biomorphic internal structure to the framing which will be inside the container and then attatching our materials to that. 

This was the orinal idea of weaving that we had incorpated throughout the structure of our design, however, we were not convinced it was worth doing in such manner as the amount of wool needed would double/triple and it would still allow for the mesh wire to show through in places which would mean that it would not be soft throughout and there would be areas that might actually become a hazard with people touching as there might be hidden sharp edges from the mesh.

Why wool?

Wool may just about be the only fibre thats naturally flame resistant?

Now this becomes extreeeeemely important when you stuff a small internal area full of material. In our case, wool fleece. Now, were not saying that it will not burn, but just that its easy to extinguish incase someone decides to be funny and pull out a lighter. 

So, this is where its evident that it would be to our benefit to use wool over the other super flamable artificial materials!

Karen Ciaramella

Artist Karen Ciaramella caught our eye today.

She uses limited materiality, which is mainly all white sheep's wool and through this she symbolises the 'Divinity' embracing all things. She pinpoints wool as a provider of protection and warmth.

We find her work really interesting as the threshold between the use of wool and a material of a similar state has been shown really well through her works. Here we have material which she has ripped and shredded to kind of create the same effect of the torn/loose sheep fleece. We are thinking this might be an important aspect for our design in terms of hanging the wool and making it stay in place. If we place strands of shredded material which has been washed in a softener we wont drain away from the rich feeling of softness.