HAUS
This project was inspired by the women of the Bauhaus School of Design, specifically Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl, as well as the processes of collage. I decided to express these inspirations in the typology of a woven blanket, something that all of mankind shares a need for, even from the first day of life. These women have been a fundamental influence on my education as a weaver and artist, as well as the overall craft of fibers. Furthermore, the overarching intention of the Bauhaus School was to breathe artistic dignity into the craft of mass-produced basic goods, such as a blanket. Needless to say, the dignity of the fundamental is the aspiration of this project. The blanket itself has the illusion of piecing, but it is whole, each band different but connected from the one before.
woven on the dobby loom, cotton.
This project was inspired by the women of the Bauhaus School of Design, specifically Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl, as well as the processes of collage. I decided to express these inspirations in the typology of a woven blanket, something that all of mankind shares a need for, even from the first day of life. These women have been a fundamental influence on my education as a weaver and artist, as well as the overall craft of fibers. Furthermore, the overarching intention of the Bauhaus School was to breathe artistic dignity into the craft of mass-produced basic goods, such as a blanket. Needless to say, the dignity of the fundamental is the aspiration of this project. The blanket itself has the illusion of piecing, but it is whole, each band different but connected from the one before.
woven on the dobby loom, cotton.