Berit 26-08-09

ok decisions please ;)
we need three outcomes, please tell me the ones that make most sense to you and/or add your ideas.

i always added an idea for application, one for fashion, one for interior design. i would prefer interior as fashion i don't have a clue about...


1. horse hair: ecoli bacteria not growing, negative data
→ textile that keeps itself always clean by not growing bacteria but it slowly dissolving in the structure
→ fashion: recycling suit, interior design: curtains for example

2. llama felt: a lot of bacteria growing, positive data
→ because of the positive data we decided to go a different way and use WOVEN llama instead, as it is not growing so much as the felt. BUT the bacteria cause a fibre mingling, which means that the textile grows thicker over time and becomes much warmer
→ fashion: summer clothing grows into winter clothing, interior design: a cushion becomes more and more fluffy and soft over the time

3. turkey feathers: bacteria grow very slowly but constantly
→ we cut the feathers into little pieces to make the bacteria grow slower. so now it takes 10 years until they grow a very thick layer. during this time the feathers already dissolve and at the end there is only bacteria. the bacteria forms the garment itself.
→ fashion: a growing garment that changes with the change of the body shape, interior design: a growing armchair

4. pig hair: the hair is so stiff and smooth that no bacteria grows on it, and it doesn't felt or weave
→ the hair needs to be stitched and knotted and it's still stiff and pricky, and bacteria is still not growing
→ fashion: a coat with lotuseffect (the water runs down) that never needs to be cleaned, a spiny awkward design makes it also look like a self-defensive jacket, interior design: outdoor furniture that looks like sea urchins

5. sheep felt: the bacteria grow really well and make the felt dirty within short time. Designwise sheep wool is the easiest to felt but the outcome looks very eco.
→ the wool needs to be treated to make it more smooth and growing less bacteria
→ fashion: can't think of any..., interior design: experiments with glue and binders turn the felt into a stiff isolation material for walls which looks like a shiny smooth wool


oh dear, i am running out of stupid ideas...any of them make sense to you?

after we have decided these ones, i can make rough calculations for that. if you know how much material we need for the maze, you maybe find a price for 18mm plywood per sqm so we know the costs for the material...

hope you keep your good mood :)