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The stretch and movement of knit makes it ideal for clothing and fashion, wrapping the body in its interlocked fabric that allows for movement, even its most body-conscious designs. This Nik-Nik shirt, made of knit jersey and included in k1, p2: from Handknits to Computational Design, was the height of fashion for the 1970s nightclub set. Cut to skim the body and to be tucked in to high-waisted pants, this knit shirt shimmied and swayed with the dancer. And its pattern, a beguiling geometric design with lounging figures strategically placed throughout, meant others were bound to give its wearer a second look. taken in Madison, Wisconsin by @edowding

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taken in Bedford-Stuyvesant by @edowding

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taken in Brooklyn, New York by @edowding

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Victoria & Yordanos forever! taken in New York, New York by @edowding

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Artist Matthew Lyga's Giant Sock hangs in k1, p2: from Handknits to Computational Design like an exclamation point. A larger-than-life- athletic sock, it's extreme size is a nod the ubiquity of knitted socks that make up daily life and demands consideration to the form. Handmade on a domestic knitting machine, this soft sculpture is both humorous and silly while reflecting on the sophisticated design that goes into making these garments. taken in University of Wisconsin-Madison by @edowding

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A new year! Let’s see what 51 brings. taken in Madison, Wisconsin by @edowding

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Some Frank Lloyd Wright opulence at the the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Gossip in the pews is that Olgivanna had the ceiling painted gold. taken in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by @edowding

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Today in the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. taken in UW-Madison School of Human Ecology by @edowding

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Whew! Taryn Simon | Father Country I Do Love You in the entire rotunda. taken in Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum by @edowding

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Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener Werkstätte today with @arielle_toelke ! taken in The Jewish Museum by @edowding

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taken in New York, New York by @edowding

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Czech textile designer Zuzana Smrkovská specializes in knitting and programming on flat bed knitting machines. A graduate from the textile studio at UMPRUM in Prague, Smrkovská has completed professional internships at Knitwear Lab in Amsterdam and the TextielMuseum in Tilburg. Her work combines innovative design with modern production and new materials.

The Svitna Lamp, created in collaberation between Smrkovská and lighting designer, Michaela Doležalová, is included in the exhibition k1, p2: from Handknits to Computational Design. It is an example of the mathematical and geometric work that goes into the process of knitting. Simultaneously, it shows how knit is used beyond fashion and the home, and knit designers are using industrial machines to utilize the properties of knit for production. Made on a Stoll machine using elasticized thread and synthetic bio-based PLA yarn, the prototype for a functional lamp. Made from shaping short rows in combination pointelle and tube structures, the result is a bouncy form that recalls cleverness of collapsible tents and utilizes the tension and stretch of a knitted form. Svitna Lamp pushes the idea of what knits are used for just as k1, p2: from Handknits to Computational Design explores the range of knitted forms, challenges traditional ideas, and celebrates knit's possibilities.

Svitna Lamp
Zuzana Smrkovská (Textile Designer) and Michaela Doležalová (Lighting Designer)

2022
Elastane thread, Polylactic Acid (PLA) yarn; machine knit
15.75 x 15.75 x 15 in. taken in Madison, Wisconsin by @edowding

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