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Robots that felt discarded wool
The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.
The workWhat We Felt (Lilian Marie Furrer and Anni Chen), on the Dutch Design Week 2026 programme ddw.nlOther sources
- OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 5.2 openstax.org
- Lilian marie furrer sose 26 (aaa.dieangewandte.at) aaa.dieangewandte.at
Images, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- A robot arm with a felting head and green hoses works over a dome of white felted wool in a workshop full of toolsPhoto: Lilian Marie FurrerMuseum or journal record
- Slide 2
- Three runway models in felted wool dresses, blue and white, red, and bright blue, walk on a gray stagePhoto: Mario IlićMuseum or journal record
- Slide 3
- Diagram comparing the usual route, fiber spun into yarn then woven or knitted, with felting, where needles press wool directly into a shape under computer controlImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Dutch Design Week press kit 1985, What We Felt (Matter & Technology)
- Slide 4
- A black chair with a round seat cushion and an oval back pad of white felted wool marked with a pattern of circlesPhoto: Paul V. SchützMuseum or journal record
- Slide 5
- A round felted wool cushion with a pattern of circles rests on a sheet of cream feltPhoto: Paul V. SchützMuseum or journal record
- Ring frame
- Garenwinder van hout, Rijksmuseum (BK-NM-3406)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record