The diploma thesis was created in collaboration with the Center of Architecture of Slovenia as part
of a larger project Vurnikovi dnevi. It presents the recreation of textile products inspired by the
work of architect Ivan Vurnik and paintress Helena Vurnik.
The theoretical part includes research into the creative life of the Vurnik couple. By observing
and visually perceiving their architectural, painting, and design opus, I sought inspiration for my
creative work. This is followed by a presentation of the various contrasts that I explored in the
works of the Vurnik couple and then carried in my mind throughout the creative process of
developing the thesis. I was particularly fascinated by the contrasting artistic approaches in
architecture and textile design, within the respective fields and between them. In the first part I
focused on finding the details that attracted me the most, and on finding possible connections or
contrasts between them. I concluded the theoretical part with a description of two textile techniques
that I used to make my own textile products, designed in the creative part of the thesis. I first
introduced the hand crochet technique, which belongs to the mechanical textile techniques, and
then the machine technique of digital printing of cellulose fibres with reactive dyes.
The experimental and creative part presents the process of development of textile patterns, which
I have recreated according to details and selected visual inspirations in the artistic opus of the
Vurnik couple. I developed more complex textile patterns from basic, simpler units, and at the same
time, I was thinking about products where I could use my original patterns. I concluded the central,
creative part of the thesis by designing and making a so-called sleepwear ensemble, three
interconnected products: a hand-crocheted blanket, men's pajamas, and a woman's nightgown. I
also presented the development and implementation of the products, showing the whole process
from the idea to production.
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