Change matters: theories of postdigital textiles and material design
Change matters: theories of postdigital textiles and material design
This paper identifies examples of postdigital practice in textile and material design and uses the theories of New Materialism and the concept of the New Aesthetic to understand contemporary practice methods and outcomes. In the context of Zygmunt Bauman’s Liquid Modernity it seeks to develop a theoretical context for designing textiles and materials that may be crafted algorithmically, that are alive with agency and pervasive in our subjectivity. Using key examples of contemporary designers, this paper identifies the deepening relationship between textiles and material design practice in the postdigital era. It begins to trace a legacy that asserts a continuity from textiles and material design practice in more traditional conventional formats to future and emerging design that engages and elicits both the physical and digital aspects of our culture in fluid times.
design theory, design research, textiles, materials, postdigital
1787-1799
Igoe, Elaine
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27 May 2018
Igoe, Elaine
91b253b2-2b61-4a74-8d1b-6ade96c3b99a
Igoe, Elaine
(2018)
Change matters: theories of postdigital textiles and material design.
Storni, Critiano, Leahy, Keelin, McMahon, Muireann, Lloyd, Peter and Bohemia, Erik
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This paper identifies examples of postdigital practice in textile and material design and uses the theories of New Materialism and the concept of the New Aesthetic to understand contemporary practice methods and outcomes. In the context of Zygmunt Bauman’s Liquid Modernity it seeks to develop a theoretical context for designing textiles and materials that may be crafted algorithmically, that are alive with agency and pervasive in our subjectivity. Using key examples of contemporary designers, this paper identifies the deepening relationship between textiles and material design practice in the postdigital era. It begins to trace a legacy that asserts a continuity from textiles and material design practice in more traditional conventional formats to future and emerging design that engages and elicits both the physical and digital aspects of our culture in fluid times.
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Published date: 27 May 2018
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DOI: 10.21606/dma.2018.621 broken link; Design Research Society 2018: Catalyst ; Conference date: 25-06-2018 Through 28-06-2018
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Design Research Society 2018, , Limerick, Ireland, 2018-06-25 - 2018-06-28
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design theory, design research, textiles, materials, postdigital
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Elaine Igoe
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Critiano Storni
Editor:
Keelin Leahy
Editor:
Muireann McMahon
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Peter Lloyd
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Erik Bohemia
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