NEW BMW i EXHIBITION AREA Munich 2022,
Textile Made BY BYBORRE
Textile Made BY BYBORRE
ABove ImageS COURTESY OF BMW-WELT
Client Brief:
Haptic wall with focus on combining technology with coziness through a 3D knit surface, creating a different perception from up close and the distance.
Color gradient in harmony with the environment and a geometrical artwork underlining BMW’s design language. Sustainability in resources and manufacturing process.
Haptic wall with focus on combining technology with coziness through a 3D knit surface, creating a different perception from up close and the distance.
Color gradient in harmony with the environment and a geometrical artwork underlining BMW’s design language. Sustainability in resources and manufacturing process.
Role: Design & Technical Lead, Stakeholder & Project management
Challenges:
• Textile specs for public spaces, e.g. fire retardancy
• Limited fire restistant yarn colors to create the design
• Artwork height of +8m: Knit file size limitations
• Balancing flat & haptic 3D surface in the design
• Fabric shrinkage & stretch in a knitted 3D fabric
• Calculating accurate dimensions for the builders
• Textile specs for public spaces, e.g. fire retardancy
• Limited fire restistant yarn colors to create the design
• Artwork height of +8m: Knit file size limitations
• Balancing flat & haptic 3D surface in the design
• Fabric shrinkage & stretch in a knitted 3D fabric
• Calculating accurate dimensions for the builders
Project Outcome & Solution:
The design and technical challenges of the the ‘haptic wall’ were solved through calculation, testing & splitting the artwork in separately knitted textiles, navigating operational restrictions with multiple stakeholders through proactive collaboration.
The design and technical challenges of the the ‘haptic wall’ were solved through calculation, testing & splitting the artwork in separately knitted textiles, navigating operational restrictions with multiple stakeholders through proactive collaboration.
