A Research through Design process to create hybrid space dividers
The hybrid space divider was designed by Maud Zonneveld, Femke Vorselen and Oscar Tomico at the TUe Wearable Senses Lab. The piece has been deployed at the Fashion Tech Farm since October 2024. In its deployed form, the 2-meter by 70-cm woven cotton textile is placed in a Danish trolley, and 4 climbing plants are growing on it, supported by 4 grow lights and a smart watering system. The climbing plants are Rubus Henryi var Bambusarum, Ampelopsis Aconitifolia, Akebia Longeracemosa, and Momordica Cochinchinensis. Each plant has a different climbing mechanism (thorns, adhesive pads, twining stems, and tendrils).
