Creative Design: Professional

W=FT # 001: Tufted. Discovery Research and Development of Post-market Textile Products

Authors: Kelly Cobb (University of Delaware) , Tim Eads (Tim Eads, LLC)

Abstract

The design challenge for W=FT # 001: Tufted was to (1) develop systems of processing W=FT materials, retrofit or re-develop machinery that can develop W=FT product and post-market (2) W=FT textile yardage (3) textile product artifact with a focus on redefining waste as value. This phase solely focused on discovery and textile production and engineering. While future phases will focus on the development of three-dimensional textile products, they
will not be discussed in this abstract. The design should be reviewed as a textile design development.

Keywords: Tufting, Innovation

How to Cite: Cobb, K. & Eads, T. (2019) “W=FT # 001: Tufted. Discovery Research and Development of Post-market Textile Products”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings. 76(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.8793