Marinero – Tailored by weather

Jef Montes (NL)

The focus of Marinero is to create an architectural blueprint that transforms organically over the course of time. The vision is to design a new kind of production system resulting in adaptive garments that grow with us individually. The weavings have a warp of monofilament and a weft of integrated variable threads. The combination of these threads causes friction and results in dynamic shapes during different meteorological conditions such as: rain, heavy wind or drought.

Marinero – Tailored by weather

Inspired by the contrast of the sea and plastic pollution, *Marinero* is intended to create an architectural blueprint that transforms organically over the course of time due to different weather conditions. The blueprint is one woven square that forms the basis for diverse variations. All produced Marinero fabrics are used (no waste). Because the finishing is already incorporated within the woven pattern, the materials take their shape from the various conditions rather than using traditional cutting and tailoring techniques. The vision is to design a new kind of production system resulting into adaptive garments that grow with us individually. The weavings have a warp of monofilament and a weft of integrated variable threads. In addition to weaving, we will also experiment with knitting techniques. The combination of these threads causes friction and results in dynamic shapes during different meteorological conditions such as: rain, heavy wind or drought.

Project Credits / Acknowledgements

S+T+ARTS
Aitex textile institute Alcoy
Empa material laboratories St.Gallen
Haratech 3D print
Wood K Plus Linz
Johannes Kepler university
Grand Garage Linz
IED Madrid university of design
Fashion & Technology university Linz
TextileMuseum/TextileLab Tilburg
Wageningen University Research
Creative Industries Fund NL

Biography

In 2012 Montes graduated from ArtEZ Institute of the Arts Arnhem. Several projects were launched to develop 3D shapes into newly designed fabrics. In 2018, the textile project Tormenta was nominated for the 33rd Hyères fashion award. This experience motivated Montes to launch textile architecture studio Adaptive Skins. In 2019, the project *Marinero* was awarded with the international Re-FREAM partnership.