Kochu Studio ← Interactive demos

19 / Responsive objects / Weaving

Meridian Reweavable Ribbon Frame.

Thread Red Meridian across a pale warp. Change which crossings cover the printed silk, then move a ribbon to break or reconnect the amber arc.

01 / Silk weft · six ribbonsAlternating
Six horizontal printed silk ribbons on a pale vertical warp At each crossing either the pale vertical warp or the painted horizontal ribbon is visible. Numbered pins show the current ribbon order.
Red Meridian / Iana KochuPale warp · printed weft

Silk / Over and under

Rethread the arc.

Change the crossings first. Then choose a numbered ribbon and move it one position up or down. The highlighted pin follows that ribbon.

Top to bottom 01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06

The warp crosses over every other ribbon.

The preview models which face sits on top at each crossing. A physical sample would show how smoothly the ribbons can be rethreaded and how evenly they hold tension. View the ribbon frame concept ↗