Learning on ScreenNobel Textiles: Marrying Scientific Discovery to Design (5 Parts)
- Synopsis
- The "Nobel Textiles" film series show a journey whose origins are scientific discoveries and whose destination is design. In this project, based at Central St Martin’s College Art and sponsored by the MRC, five textile designers are paired with five Nobel Prize winners to develop textiles which are inspired by the scientists’ discoveries. The films follow the pairs during their research, showing their interactions, the differences and similarities between their working methods, and the development and creation of the textiles. The completed designs range from self-destroying garden textiles to a collection of clothing which reflects the relationship between internal and external body fat. How important are happy accidents to both design and scientific discovery? And how do you make a documentary about a designer who wants to stay anonymous, or a worm who’s too small to film? The scientists involved in the project are Sir Peter Mansfield, Sir John Sulston, Sir Tim Hunt, Sir John Walker and Sir Aaron Klug.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2009
- Year of production
- 2008
- Documentation
- Further information on the project is available at http://www.nobeltextiles.com/nobeltextiles_/Home.html
- Subjects
- Design; Science
- Keywords
- applied science; materials science; Nobel Prize winners; textiles; scientific investigation
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/festival/play/5740/Nobel-Textiles--Rachel-Wingfield-and-John-E--Walker
- Price
- free
- Delivery
- Streamed
Credits
- Director
- Kiki von Glasgow
- Writer
- Kiki von Glasgow
Sections
- Title
- Rachel Wingfield and John E. Walker - Metabolic Media
- Synopsis
- An architectural textile proposal inspired by the enzyme ATP synthase and energy metabolism.
Located at: http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/festival/play/5740/Nobel-Textiles--Rachel-Wingfield-and-John-E--Walker - Duration
- 11 mins
- Title
- Carole Collet and John Sulston - Sucidal Textiles
- Synopsis
- A collection of garden textiles and furniture inspired by the discovery of programmed cell death in C. elegans. Located at: http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/festival/play/5739/Nobel-Textiles--Carole-Collet-and-John-Sulston
- Duration
- 12 mins
- Title
- Shelley Fox and Peter Mansfield - The Fat Map Collection
- Synopsis
- A fashion collection inspired by magnetic imaging technology. Located at: http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/festival/gsearch.php#q=shelley%20fox&label=movies
- Duration
- 12 mins
- Title
- Rachel Kelly and Tim Hunt - Now You See It, Now You Don’t
- Synopsis
- A collection of wallpapers inspired by the discovery of a disappearing protein called cyclin.Located at: http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/festival/play/5737/Nobel-Textiles--Rachel-Kelly-and-Tim-Hunt
- Duration
- 13 mins
- Title
- Philippa Brock and Aaron Klug - Self Assembly
- Synopsis
- A collection of woven textiles inspired by the translation of 2D information into 3D structure. Located at: http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/festival/play/5738/Nobel-Textiles--Philippa-Brock-and-Aaron-Klug
- Duration
- 12 mins
Production Company
- Name
Palladio Film
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
Culture Unplugged
- contact@cultureunplugged.com
- Web
- http://www.cultureunplugged.com/ External site opens in new window
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