SoftMatters

Courses / workshops

Lieux de vie(ux)

A 6-week project developed in collaboration with the architectural agency SCAU in the framework of the materiality futures course, 1st year MA Textile & Material Design in 2019.

In dialogue with the architecture.s in which it is inserted, students explored which roles textiles can play in the design of places for the elderly. The focus was especially on how textile design can deal with the relationship patients have with their memory, the question of intimacy and being at home, the loss of landmarks and disorientation. Three proposals were developed by groups of 2-3 students, ranging from a deployable textile hut to welcome relatives to a design kit supporting inclusive decoration for people with visual deficiency, including the design of an entrance space with poetic and transitional qualities for residential care for senior citizens.

students: Astrid Commeigne,  Lucie Maine, Marine Montiel, Elise Ory, Nicolas Quet, Lou Ramage, Sophie Zampieri

Coordination: Aurélie Mosse

Teaching team: Jean-François Bassereau, Aurélie Mosse, Eric de Thoisy

Partners: the architectural agency SCAU

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is an event co-organised by Ecole des Arts Déco, the Swedish School of Textiles and the Institut Suédois on the 29th of Septembre from 18h30 till 20h30.

Building upon the friendship developed between École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, this event brings together students and professors from both environments to discuss the opportunities and challenges of sustainable textile design and its implications for textile education and future profession. Short presentations of cutting-edge Master and PhD projects from each institution will be the occasion to address key principles of sustainable textile design such as bio-based materials, zero-waste conception, upcycling, etc. The presentations will then lead to a reflection about the way textile education can empower a new generation of designers in transforming the way we conceive, develop and consume textiles as to shape more sustainable futures.

This event forms part of the Swedish Design Movement Paris organized at the Institut suédois all through September focusing on sustainable design, architecture, and fashion, with a programme of exhibitions, talks, workshops and more. Find out more: https://paris.si.se/en/events-projects/swedish-design-movement-paris/

All presentations and discussions will be in English.
Places are limited. Free admission upon registration from the 25th of September 2021: www.institutsuedois.fr

18.30-19.30 Students’ Presentations

  • Anna Saint Pierre, PhD student (École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris) > Rubble as heritage: matter of design research
  • Riikka Talman, PhD student (The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås) > Changeability as a quality in textile design
  • Lou Ramage, pre-doctoral student (École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris) > Persistence: wear and tear as a creative opportunity for evolving textile design patterns
  • Kathryn Walters, PhD student (The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås) > Weave thinking for smart textiles
  • Juri-Apollo Drews, pre-doctoral student (École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris)> No cuts no seams: woven alternatives to cut-and-sewn
  • Jessica Reijkers, MA-graduate 2021 (The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås) > Alinea: The beginning of a new train of thought, implementing (coloured) bioplastic into handwoven textile design.
  • Lucie Maine, MA-graduate 2021 (École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris) > Filigranne: designing made in France lignocellulosic yarns
  • Pernille Madsen, MA-graduate 2021 (The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås)> Knitting Principles create form
  • Capucine Stos, MA-graduate 2021 (École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris) > Revealing scrap
  • Matilda Falk, MA-graduate 2021 (The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås)> Growth and Decay in Textiles: Exploration of changeability in textile design, through natural dyeing in relation to tricot forming 

19.30-20.30 Sustainability in the textile education: round-table looking on both environments

ENSAD:

  • Aurélie Mosse, PhD, professor in textile design, co-head of the Soft Matters research group
  • Orsina Visconti, professor in textile design, responsible for the BA 2nd year
  • Isabelle Rodier-Clergue, professor in textile design, with natural dyes expertise

SST:

  • Delia Dumitrescu, PhD, professor textile design
  • Stefanie Malmgren de Oliviera, PhD, Program Director MA textiles and fashion design
  • Margareta Zetterblo, PhD, Program Director BA textiles design

Moderators:

  • Juri-Apollo Drews (pre-doctoral student, ENSAD)
  • Kathryn Walters (phd student, SST)

Venue: Institut Suédois, 11 rue Payenne, 75003 Paris

Programming: Delia Dumitrescu, Aurélie Mosse