Materialness: expressive qualities of a physical material in textile design creativity
Nithikul Nimkulrat
2134/8976
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Materialness_expressive_qualities_of_a_physical_material_in_textile_design_creativity/9334067
Although a physical material is a key component in textile design creativity, textile
designers rarely articulate how a material is crucial for their creation. For this reason, experiential
knowledge of the relationship between textile materials and the creative processes remain personal
and unable to be shared with others. This paper explores the influence of the expressive qualities
of a physical material on the experience of a textile designer during the process of creation. The
exploration utilized a practice-led approach, i.e. the researcher adopts the role of a practitioner,
creating artifacts and exhibitions, and taking them into research as case studies. The materialness
conception this study offers shows that the physicality of a material has the expressive potential to
inform the maker and viewers how to interpret the artifacts. This conception can be useful for
textile pedagogy and designers, both in textile and in other craft design fields.
2011-10-24 13:48:52
Material
Expressivity
Textile design
Practice-led research
Craft knowledge
Studies in the Creative Arts and Writing not elsewhere classified