| 7 September 2009 |
If you are studying design at a graphic design school or graphic design college, you realize your education is more than just going to classes and attending lectures.
You also learn through observation, sight, hearing, and tactile feedback.
A way of expanding your horizons is by visiting museums and fashion exhibits. You may find a treasure trove of ideas and inspiration for your career training in fashion or product design.
One exhibit that may be of interest is now showing at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. The current show is called Fashioning Felt. The exhibition explores the various uses of felt with historical examples and continues on to the present.
Felt is believed to be one of the earliest techniques for making textiles. The process involves matting wool fibers together by using humidity, heat, pressure, and friction. The resulting product is a non-woven piece of fabric.
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Other displays at the Fashioning Felt exhibit include examples of felt being utilized in product design, fashion, architecture, and home furnishings.
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Click here to see a sampling of the displays at the Fashioning Felt exhibition. The show will run until September 7, 2009.
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For a look at what is in store at the show, see the video below.
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Other displays at the Fashioning Felt exhibit include examples of felt being utilized in product design, fashion, architecture, and home furnishings.
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Click here to see a sampling of the displays at the Fashioning Felt exhibition. The show will run until September 7, 2009.
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For a look at what is in store at the show, see the video below.
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Mary
While the writing is informative and inspiring,the short video is a treat I’m a knitter but I didn’t know how felt is made. Now I have a deeper appreciation for artists/designers who use felt as their medium. Being able to use different materials to create design is a gift. Thanks for an excellent article.
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Hi Mary,
Thanks for the kind words. We’re glad the article helped and inspired you. Maybe you could try a hand at felt making to add to your talents of knitting. Thanks for dropping by. :D
Rebekah
what a wondeful website. i am in art school in Aberdeen. I have made felt in school, and am currently for a summer project using felt as my main medium! its a wondeful technique and i love it!
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Hi Rebekah,
Thanks for the nice words and we’re really glad you could drop by and visit us. Glad to hear you’re using felt in your project too! We’d love to see how your project turns out. Send us a photo if you can when you complete it. :D Take care.