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Lacemaking tradition inspires
3D-knit sculpture
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s a part of the Bruges Triennial
" Spaces of Possibility " art
exhibition in Bruges, Belgium,
this summer, design studio SO - IL in
collaboration with Mariana Popescu,
Ph.D., of TU Delft, showcased a
3D-knit immersive tunnel sculpture
that took three months to produce.
It was inspired by the city's bobbin
lacemaking legacy but reimagined
on a huge scale with digital design
and modern materials.
The rPET fiber passageway,
titled Common Thread, winds its 300
square meters (3,229 square feet)
through the secluded courtyard
of a 19th-century monastery.
With restricted machine access to the
To create Common Thread, design studio SO - IL used black and white rPET yarn knit at
different ratios to create the varying shades of gray. The yarn was made from recycled bottles
and knit with a Steiger industrial knitting machine. It took three months to create, and
installation at the secluded site posed challenges. Images: SO - IL and SO - IL/Iwan Baan
site, the novelty of its application, and
a small production team, " the 'flips,'
which incorporate 6-meter [20-foot]
high points, posed significant assembly
challenges, " says designer Fabian
Puller. " Ultimately the 'flips' were
each assembled in two individual wall
segments with two people on a cherry
picker pulling them up and three on the
ground keeping their ends in place. "
Winds also posed a challenge,
at times trying to turn the knitted
membrane into a kite. " To address this,
we strategically incorporated carbon
reinforcements of varying lengths and
fastened steel tension cables to the
tallest segments, " he says. " The loadbearing
structure needed to balance
flexibility for bending with sufficient
stiffness to withstand wind gusts. "
Ground anchors included long ground
nails and wider ground screws,
tailored to the local soil conditions.
The studio collaborated with
Summum Engineering and Popescu's
team at TU Delft to evaluate simulations
and materials to guide the form and
structural framework of the piece.
Popescu is known for researching
textile formwork for concrete.
SO - IL is based in Brooklyn, N.Y.,
and has completed projects in cities
as far-flung as Seoul, Korea, and
Lisbon, Portugal. Its works are in the
collections of the Museum of Modern
Art, the Guggenheim Museum and
the Art Institute of Chicago.
Bruges Triennial artworks by 12
international artists and architectural
firms are on display until Sept. 1.
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