The diploma thesis explores the development of lighting objects that combine textile art, light, and spatial design. The design process is inspired by the spinning process of silkworms, particularly their characteristic movements during cocoon formation. The aim of the thesis was to develop an original technique of manually interlacing yarn and to examine its suitability for creating independent textile lighting objects.
The theoretical part discusses the development of textile and light art, lighting design, modernism, silk and the spinning process of silkworms, as well as the principles of sustainable and slow design. The experimental part is based on the production of twelve test samples, in which different types of threads, interlacing methods, pin arrangements, and stiffening agents were tested. The textile structures were created by manually guiding yarn around pins in different directions, imitating the figure-eight movement of silkworms.
The results showed that yarn thickness, interlacing density, thread tension, the shape of the base, and the stiffening method have a significant influence on the stability, translucency, and lighting effect of the textile structure. Medium-thickness white textile yarn proved to be the most suitable material, while a mixture of flour and water was selected as the primary stiffening agent. Based on the results, four lighting objects of different forms were created. Tests with LED bulbs showed that less densely interlaced structures allow more direct light to pass through and create more pronounced shadows, while denser and multilayered structures diffuse the light more evenly. The developed technique enables the creation of various three-dimensional textile structures and provides a basis for further exploration of lighting objects made from manually formed materials.
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