A house that knits itself
A great natural gas commercial produced by Lovo Films. After a month of preparation the stop motion spot took 4 days and nights to shoot with a crew of 40. Directed by Olivier Babinet for TBWA...
View ArticleLow in Calories, High in Wool: Knitted Comfort Food by Jessica Dance and...
Art director and model maker Jessica Dance redefines the meaning of “comfort food” with this new series of knitted lambswool recreations of common foods that from a distance could almost pass as the...
View ArticleArtist Carol Milne Knits with Glass
When first contemplating these glass sculptures by Seattle-based artist Carol Milne, your imagination runs wild trying to figure out how she does it. Glass has a melting point of around 1,500°F...
View Article‘Chunky Knits’ by Anna Mo Incorporate Enormous Stitches to Comfortably Engulf...
Anna Mo‘s chunky knits are not shy about their pattern, the soft form of her objects forcing the wearer to observe the pieces in all of their magnified glory. To knit these mammoth material works the...
View ArticleCruelty-Free Knit Anatomy Specimens by Emily Stoneking
Vermont-based knitter Emily Stoneking runs an anatomical knitting brand called aKNITomy where she transforms fluffy skeins of yarn into the anatomical details of rats, frogs, people, and other...
View ArticleKnit Wool Meals and Edibles by Jessica Dance Look Good Enough to Eat
Photo by David Sykes Art director and prop stylist Jessica Dance (previously) has collaborated again with food photographer David Sykes to bring us another tasty spread of knit dishes and other...
View ArticleDelicate ‘Knit’ Glass Sculptures by Carol Milne
Seattle-based artist Carol Milne (previously) fabricates flowing glass sculptures that mimic the delicate patterns of knit yarn. Contrary to the assumption that Milne has super-human ability to knit...
View ArticleNew Pet-Friendly Chunky Knits by Anna Mo
Anna Mo (previously) knits with chunky spools of wool, utilizing giant needles to produces the three-inch stitches that comprise her blankets, wraps, and now tiny pet beds. The animal-focused textiles...
View ArticleKnit Fruits and Veggies by ‘MapleApple’ Look Good Enough to Eat
Latvia-based MapleApple, a mother and daughter duo, knit a bountiful harvest of produce solely from wool and acrylic yarn. The faithful recreations of turnips, carrots, lemons, and leeks are available...
View ArticleNew Knit Wool Electronics and Street Style Classics by Jessica Dance
Motorola DynaTAC 8000X 1984, 100% lambswool, photographed by David Sykes, all images courtesy of Jessica Dance Textile artist and prop stylist Jessica Dance (previously here and here) gives common...
View ArticleA Rocking Chair That Knits You a Hat as You Read the Paper
All images via Gessato Two longtime porch activities are now combined into one simple contraption thanks to designers Damien Ludi and Colin Peillex, creators of the Rocking Knit. The wooden rocking...
View ArticleKniterate: A New Digital Knitting Machine Lets You ‘Print’ Fashion Designs
Kniterate is a compact industrial knitting machine created for designers and entrepreneurs that facilitates the one-off creation of garments. Built by London-based designer Gerard Rubio, Kniterate is...
View ArticleCustom Hand-Knit Sweaters Blend Subjects into Urban Environments
Over the last four years, photographer Joseph Ford (previously) has collaborated with friend and knitter Nina Dodd to create a project that blends models into their environments rather than having...
View ArticleNora Fok’s Ethereal Hand-Knit Jewelry is Inspired by Nature and Science
Nora Fok combines jewelry design with textile art in her science- and math-inspired wearable artworks. Fok, who is based in southeast England, works in her home studio creating all of her pieces...
View ArticleCyclo Knitter: A Bicycle-Based Machine That Knits a Scarf in Five Minutes
The Cyclo Knitter is a bicycle-based machine by design student George Barratt-Jones. The contraption is made from a simple combination of wood and bike parts, and allows one to knit a scarf through...
View ArticleKnit Wool Meals and Edibles by Jessica Dance Look Good Enough to Eat
Photo by David Sykes Art director and prop stylist Jessica Dance (previously) has collaborated again with food photographer David Sykes to bring us another tasty spread of knit dishes and other...
View ArticleDelicate ‘Knit’ Glass Sculptures by Carol Milne
Seattle-based artist Carol Milne (previously) fabricates flowing glass sculptures that mimic the delicate patterns of knit yarn. Contrary to the assumption that Milne has super-human ability to knit...
View ArticleNew Pet-Friendly Chunky Knits by Anna Mo
Anna Mo (previously) knits with chunky spools of wool, utilizing giant needles to produces the three-inch stitches that comprise her blankets, wraps, and now tiny pet beds. The animal-focused textiles...
View ArticleKnit Fruits and Veggies by ‘MapleApple’ Look Good Enough to Eat
Latvia-based MapleApple, a mother and daughter duo, knit a bountiful harvest of produce solely from wool and acrylic yarn. The faithful recreations of turnips, carrots, lemons, and leeks are available...
View ArticleNew Knit Wool Electronics and Street Style Classics by Jessica Dance
Motorola DynaTAC 8000X 1984, 100% lambswool, photographed by David Sykes, all images courtesy of Jessica Dance Textile artist and prop stylist Jessica Dance (previously here and here) gives common...
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