On the summer of 2005 i conducted, with the generous help of Trafi srl, an investigation that aimed at exploring the potential of using textile techniques, to construct structures from Shape Memory Alloy with the capacity to perform shape-change.
Through an iterative & hands-on process i was able to develop a technique based on knitting logic,
and knit structures from cold worked Nitinol wire, that could then be put through a shape-setting process.
The result were a series of self deploying envelopes, composed of such structure (skeleton) laminated with a non-woven fabric, that could be activated through resistive heating (electrical current). |
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 Nitinol knits (video 1.7MB) |
Nitinol Knits
'Talking to The Hand'