Milan ........ An Exhibition of Work by RCA Students!!!


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EVA MALSCHAERT, "PLEATED
A curtain where an oversized pleat,
becomes a seat in four stitched lines ......
and another set of lines becomes a bookshelf.
"Enclosed in the comfort of textiles,
you will find silence & solitude."

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JULIAN F. BOND, YOAV RECHES, ELS WOLDHEK, 
"YOU DO BAG MACHINE"
Interactive installation using Kavdrat fabric and 
Bemis adhesive technology ........
to produce a stitch-less, heat pressed tote.
Selecting a bag from the line, 
the visitor cuts their own handles .....
following the line of the heat press seam.

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JAMES TOOZE, "HOW TO MAKE A CHAIR OPEN SOURCE"
The directions to make this chair are available at the designers website.
Included are the 4 phases of the process, 
and a list of materials needed.
The goal is to make durable, affordable furniture ....
"which hopefully will be adapted/appropriated into many varied incarnations."

"The creative environment of this exhibition 
and  it's content reflects the diversity, experimentation, 
opinions, & talents found in the department."
Tord Boontje, 
Head of the Design Products department, RCA

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