wooden textiles

Miss Maple, pendant lamp, 85 x 85 x 35 cm
material: wooden textile, steel

 A few days ago, a friend of mine introduced me to Elisa Strozyk, an innovative textile artist from Berlin that seeks to convey a new tactile experience through the constructed exploration of "Wooden Textiles."  She is creative. and She is inspiring. 

"Wooden Textiles" is a material that is half wood-half textile, between hard and soft, challenging what can be expected from a material or category. It looks and smells familiar but feels strange, as it is able to move and form in unexpected ways. The processes to transform wood into a flexible wooden surface is its deconstruction into pieces, which are then attached to a textile base. Depending on the geometry and size of the tiles each design shows a different behavior regarding flexibility and mobility. There are various possible applications, for example as floorings, curtains, drapes, plaids, upholstery or parts of furniture. - Elisa Strozyk

all photographs from www.elisastrozyk.de