MATERIAL MEMES
In order to embrace the nature of the pluripotent relevance the meme as a design tool; materials, components and brand trajectories should be derived from a combination of candidates’ source material in an effort to create “a nexus of complex relationships” related to brands and the materials that make them.
In this second phase, material as the main element to create the starting point for the experiment and the design for the next phase. I decided to continue working with all three brands that I had chosen from the previous phase, Gogoro, King and Komatsu Seiren. I used the keywords that I already analyzed which are
Komatsu Seiren - Fabric, variety, condition and layers
Kings – Interaction, challenge, network and time
And Gogoro - Movement, transfer and energy
My objective of doing the experiment is to show the energy transfer visually in term of form by using the interaction between technology and fabric in various way.
For the first experiment, I started with exploring the properties of each type of fabric by using different energy to act on it, elastic potential energy, kinetic energy, gravitational energy, chemical energy, heat energy and sound energy.
Second experiment, after gaining some idea of the properties of fabric, I started to combine another element to the experiment, which is the rotating motor that can spin the fabric. From this experiment, the use of motor mechanic allows the movement and rhythm generate on the fabric. This is when the electrical energy transfer to the fabric and generate different motion and form. Not only electrical energy that generate energy for fabric, but the fabric its self can also create the energy from the movement.
My third experiment is playing with the new device, which now can control the movement of the fabric by adjusting the speed of the motor. The device consists of nine motors positioned in grid-like, each of the motors has its own speed controller, which mean the speed can be control individually. Apart from that, there is the switch and transformation located on the plate. To use this device, placing fabric on top of the motor and use the magnetic to connect motor and fabric together.
I experiment with six different way of arrangement the magnet with twelve different types of fabric. Each of the fabric has different performance when it's rotating especially some of the fabric has the ability to stretch, elastic property.
diagram showing elements of the machine and how to use it
table showing results for all solution and all types of fabric
From the experiment, I use the idea of movement and form that created to develop further in the component design, the first one is the ‘kinetic façade’, using the element from the experiments the starting point to develop the
component, kinetic facade inspired by the movement of the fabric. the movement of the facade creates electricity and control by the system. However, motion of the facade that generate from wind can also produce energy to use in the space as some types of fabric has elasticity property allow the stretch to occur, when the fabric stretch, it creates the bigger hole in the pattern, which allow light to pass in, as well as become more transparent.
The second idea is the movable partition, partition acts as a boundary between space, that creates zoning and function,
public and private space can be defined. Using the idea from the experiment when a piece of fabric stretches to its limit it creates the straight line between area, and define the space.
And the last one is the furniture that inspired from the shape of the fabric when it spins. Not only the furniture and It can also be the structure of the building.
Combining the component ideas and links back to the brand and keywords, creating different possible activities and applications that can happen. For example, the façade of Go station, that can generate energy from the movement of façade, and using that energy convert into electrical energy to charge the scooter, the moveable maze, as a public space for people to interact, at the same time as having fun of the unexpected moving partition or even the clothing that can generate energy while moving and etc.
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