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Ambient Weaving

この織物は、圧電性を有する高分子フィルムの両面に、電極を設けた素材を引き箔として織り込んだものです。緯糸がオーディオの電気信号により振動するため、スピーカーとして機能します。織物の、特定部位のみに音を発生させたり、形状に応じて、 音の広がりを変化させたりすることができます。また、織物は外の音を透過するため、環境音に織物からの音を幾重にも重ねることができます。従来のスピーカーとは異なる音響空間を具現化させる織物です。

This textile functions as a speaker by weaving in piezoelectric polymer films with electrodes on both sides as foils. The audio-electrical signals exclusively make the weft portions vibrate, causing selective regions to generate sound. Sound dispersion can also be modified based on the textile's form. Moreover, as the textile can let external sounds pass through, it can facilitate unconventional sound effects such as superimposing sound from the textile onto environmental sounds. Since 2020, Yasuaki Kakehi Laboratory at the University of Tokyo has been collaborating with HOSOO Co., Ltd. and ZOZO NEXT, Inc. to develop innovative textiles that integrate traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology and achieve both functionality and beauty. Ambient Weaving is a concept that emerged from this collaborative research project, referring to textiles that express environmental information and textiles that incorporate the environment itself into its woven structure. Exhibitions featuring prototypes created under this concept have been showcased at venues both in Japan and internationally, including HOSOO GALLERY, the Ars Electronica Festival, and LVMH Métiers d'Art La Main.

作品制作：
株式会社細尾 / HOSOO Co., Ltd.
東京大学筧康明研究室 / Yasuaki Kakehi Lab. UTokyo
株式会社ZOZO NEXT / ZOZO NEXT, Inc.
制作年:
2024