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31.01.2018
TXT project
TXT project
I researched the process of removing stains. For many people a stain is reason enough to stop wearing or even throw away a garment. Therefore, in this context, washing or cleaning of clothing could also be seen as repairing.
We have so many different ways of removing stains: scrubbing, bleaching, washing. But why not make the colour of the stain the colour of the garment? Turning a stained garment into a beautifully coloured textile.
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TXT is the Textile Department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. TXT loosely stands for tactile, text, textile, context.
TXT project
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…
TXT project
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…
TXT project
TXT project
TXT project
TXT project
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.…
TXT project
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…
TXT project
I sent 30 people a package. The package contained two pieces of stained textile and a letter requesting them to try and remove…
TXT project
The initiation rituals for boys becoming men of a particular African tribe is my inspiration for this project. During their…
TXT project
Sometimes the skin needs to be cut on purpose, in order to repair something that lies underneath. After the skin has been opened,…
IKEA hack
The thought of people burning their furniture during the war so they could keep warm and cook formed the in- spiration for…