What if we could x-ray woven fabrics? Rita Parniczky's X-Ray Fabric visualizes this idea by making invisible layers of woven fabric visible using transparent mono-filament yarns.

X-Ray Fabric by Rita Parniczky

The project was inspired by a vast collection of photographs and photograms which give the illusion of x-ray films.

The hand-woven collection is semi-transparent and plays with both artificial and natural light; the pieces create shadows and otherwise hidden layers within the fabric become visible.

And how do we implement materials that are doomed to disposal into useful design?



Reinventing the Video Tape by Aisha Ifitikhar

Also from Central Saint Martins, Aisha Ifitikhar weaves old videotape into new textiles, creating different textures, surfaces and structures.

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