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This is the authors' accepted manuscript of a conference proceedings (inc. abstract) that has been published in its final definitive form by Acadia Publishing Company, 2016.
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This project examines the potential for knitted fabric to exhibit environmentally responsive, shape-changing behaviour. Using the examples of two knitted prototypes Flux and Skew, the work demonstrates how the configuration of front bed (FB) and back bed (BB) stitches can be used to program specific shape change behaviours into knitted fabric composed of 100% natural fibres.The intention has been to develop a passive responsive material system which directly engages with changes in the environment, rather than using material components that require electronic control. This requires the shape change behaviour to be engineered into the fabric itself, and biomimetic insight derived from the structural organisation of plant materials has been instrumental to design development.
Author(s): Scott J
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: Acadia 2016 Posthuman Frontiers: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines: the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
Year of Conference: 2016
Pages: 276-281
Online publication date: 22/10/2016
Acceptance date: 20/06/2016
Date deposited: 28/04/2020
Publisher: Acadia Publishing Company
Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item
ISBN: 9780692774182
