UPCYCLING
PLASTIC STRAWS
This project aimed at exploring the secondary but unique properties of straws such as porosity, light weightedness, slipperiness, cushiony/rounded, strong, etc. through interlacing them structurally on a loom. Various material and weaving technique combinations are used to make sample surfaces without changing the chemical properties giving them potentially a sustaining second life.
Sample 1
Weave- Honeycomb
Warp- straw
Weft- Sturdy metal wires
Concept- Combination of woven sturdy wires and straws forming big and strong honeycomb unit (6”x 2”) structure.
Warp- straw
Weft- Sturdy metal wires
Concept- Combination of woven sturdy wires and straws forming big and strong honeycomb unit (6”x 2”) structure.
Sample 2
Technique- Double Cloth (plane weave)
Warp- straw (3 metal wires inserted between the straws)
Weft- straw
Concept- The bottom layer is not woven after a point. So that the top layer can bend and give a shed to it.
Sample 3
Technique- Double Cloth (honeycomb+ plane)
Warp- straw (metal wires inserted at the topmost layer of honeycomb)
Weft- straw (metal wires inserted at the topmost layer of honeycomb)
Concept- Metal frame forms perfect rectangular units with evident depth to each unit. The bottom layer acts as a supporting layer to the units.
Sample 4
Weave- Honeycomb
Warp- straw
Weft- nylon
Concept- Bigger honeycomb units gives a significant hight to the sample. Thin nylon weft tends to hold the structure together.
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