Pattern Science is our exploration of how the way filaments are linked and interlaced can determine how a material behaves. By changing the geometry of a pattern, we can influence stretch, stability, flexibility, conformity, density, and movement without relying solely on added materials or complicated construction. Each pattern creates its own system of balanced tensions, allowing the structure to respond as a unified whole. It is where the ancient logic of lace-making meets modern technology—and where we continue to discover how much function can be created simply through pattern.
Pattern Science
Why Filament Path Geometry Changes Everything
Most people think textile strength comes from stronger fibers. But the path a filament follows — and its geometric relationship to surrounding filaments — determines structural behavior just as much....
Why Filament Path Geometry Changes Everything
Most people think textile strength comes from stronger fibers. But the path a filament follows — and its geometric relationship to surrounding filaments — determines structural behavior just as much....
A Three-Layer Textile Architecture for Robotic ...
A programmable three-layer braided textile system for robotic deposition footwear — enabling zonal reinforcement, adaptive lace-based fit, and lightweight structural stability through a continuous fiber architecture designed for performance and...
A Three-Layer Textile Architecture for Robotic ...
A programmable three-layer braided textile system for robotic deposition footwear — enabling zonal reinforcement, adaptive lace-based fit, and lightweight structural stability through a continuous fiber architecture designed for performance and...
Lace Braiding vs. Radial Braiding: Understandin...
Learn the key differences between lace braiding machines and radial braiding machines. Explore how carrier motion, horn gears, and rotational systems create distinct braided structures used in textiles and engineered...
Lace Braiding vs. Radial Braiding: Understandin...
Learn the key differences between lace braiding machines and radial braiding machines. Explore how carrier motion, horn gears, and rotational systems create distinct braided structures used in textiles and engineered...
Programmable Lace Braiding as Spatial Computation
Programmable lace braiding is more than a textile process—it is a spatial computing system in which carrier choreography, braid angle, and filament continuity generate engineered structures directly from motion.
Programmable Lace Braiding as Spatial Computation
Programmable lace braiding is more than a textile process—it is a spatial computing system in which carrier choreography, braid angle, and filament continuity generate engineered structures directly from motion.
Footwear Development
Tensengral investigates how programmable braided filament networks can function as structural textile systems for footwear. These investigations explore how pattern-directed filament architectures produced on jacquard lace braiding machines may enable...
Footwear Development
Tensengral investigates how programmable braided filament networks can function as structural textile systems for footwear. These investigations explore how pattern-directed filament architectures produced on jacquard lace braiding machines may enable...
From Tensegrity to Tensengral: The State of Bal...
This article explores how Buckminster Fuller's concept of Tensegrity relates to braided textile structures and the concept of Tensengral. Tensengral defines the state of balanced tension within braided fiber networks,...
From Tensegrity to Tensengral: The State of Bal...
This article explores how Buckminster Fuller's concept of Tensegrity relates to braided textile structures and the concept of Tensengral. Tensengral defines the state of balanced tension within braided fiber networks,...
