Category Archives: Textiles

Manuel Rivera

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Seth Winner

Manuel Rivera is an artist that I caught a glimpse of for one hour in a foreign land and was only able to bring back a catalog filled with images accompanied by words in a language I do not speak. … Continue reading →

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Textile Concrete Formwork

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Seth Winner

Concrete between fabric; you’re probably familiar with it if you’ve done any tile work in the last 20 years. Similar to the way drywall is plaster made stable between 2 sheets of paper, concrete board is given shape and stabilized … Continue reading →

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Textile Brand Name Bonanza Book!

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Seth Winner

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” -Juliet Capulet Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare The textile industry has long been addicted to re-branding the mundane in order to stand … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Seth Winner

Two months ago I started this Blog thinking that I would fill a hole in Textile Blogging; namely: Things Seth is interested in. Now that I’ve been at it, and a few months have passed, I thought I’d take a … Continue reading →

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Stormy Kromer

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Seth Winner

Living in Michigan necessitates an ample collection of headgear choices. Winters can go from mild to face freezing in a matter of hours, and inversely, what works in the winter may boil your head in the fall and spring. For … Continue reading →

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Ngrams for the Textile Nerds.

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Seth Winner

Here for your amusement and conversation are some Textile related Google Book Ngrams. Discuss.

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Tomas Saraceno

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Seth Winner

I’m jealous of Tomas Saraceno’s work. Its true. His installations of molecular dream-scapes made of bungie cords and rope make me want to drop everything, stock up on screw-eyes and cord and go to town out in my studio making … Continue reading →

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Umbrella Parachute Roof

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Seth Winner

Continuing with the theme of architectural textiles that I seem to be headed down lately, I present to you the retractable roof of the Festungsarena Kufstein in Austria; an outdoor performance space placed in the fortifications of the 14th century … Continue reading →

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Warren Seelig: Oculus

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Seth Winner

Warren Seelig sent these photos of his current installation at the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, Maine. Titled Oculus, this installation is in the rotunda of the museum and is constructed of thousands of strands of monofilament intersecting in harmony to … Continue reading →

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Pasta Carpet

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Seth Winner

Consider me amused. More carpet tomfoolery at We Make Carpets I swear. Next week I’ll get back to more actual Blogging about textiles. Not to say that this isn’t textile related, and I do appreciate the misuse of materials to … Continue reading →

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