31.01.2018
project
TXT on repair....
Students adopt repairing
TXT is the Textile Department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. TXT loosely stands for tactile, text, textile, context.
Textiles are very repairable. That is why we are here.
We (13 students) did research on textile and repairability for three weeks. With the intention to create our own repair ideas.
This is what we came up with >>>
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TXT project
How to prevent a repair
by Byrthe Lemmens
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TXT project
Clock
by René Shiro
I asked some of my friends whether they had broken things I could repair for them and someone came up with a broken clock, or what…
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TXT project
Stain Removal Collection
by Mila Lanfermeijer
I sent 30 people a package. The package contained two pieces of stained textile and a letter requesting them to try and remove…
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TXT project
Jeans
by René Shiro
I have worn this pair of jeans since my early teens. It is completely worn out now, which only adds to its charms. But the holes in…
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TXT project
Stained Garments
by Mila Lanfermeijer
I researched the process of removing stains. For many people a stain is reason enough to stop wearing or even throw away a garment.…
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TXT project
T-shirt
by Sara Martin Mazorra
Many of my most basic shirts are full of holes, and although I got to like some of them, they are destroying the rest of the fabric…
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TXT project
Mending like crazy
by Eline Groeneweg
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TXT project
Repairing with contrast
by Sarah Smit
My grandmother and I, As a child I lived with my grandmother for four years. During this time she was a huge role model for me.…
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TXT project
Breaking and Growing
by Kim Hoang
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TXT project
Aesthetic stitch©
by Amber Veel
Sometimes the skin needs to be cut on purpose, in order to repair something that lies underneath. After the skin has been opened,…
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TXT project
Damage and repair
by Rosa de Bruijn
The initiation rituals for boys becoming men of a particular African tribe is my inspiration for this project. During their…