Farm to Form to Fair

Farm to Form to Fair Textile Practices at the Intersections of Product, Interior and Fashion Design This research-based design project by the University of the Arts Bremen traces the journey from harvesting the material, through the creative and craft-based process, to its presentation at Milan Design Week. Over the course of a year, more than 50 students actively harvested, prepared and processed natural materials such as sedges, rushes, willows, grass or bark. In workshops with experienced basket weaving designers / craftspeople, the students learned the basics of textile techniques such as weaving, plaiting, coiling, and twisting in three-dimensional space. Direct contact and hands-on engagement with the raw materials shape the entire design process. Growth, structure, texture and other material properties become factors that determine the design. The works range from body-related accessories to furniture and interior objects. Farm to Form to Fair makes design processes visible, and conceives a space where cultural origin, design and craftsmanship come together as a narrative.