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Building Cloud -Tactility Factory

‘Building Cloud’ was developed from initial work undertaken for the AHRC project ‘Woven Concrete’, investigating the embedding of textiles in concrete. ‘Building Cloud’ used interdisciplinary methods combining architecture, textiles, weaving and materials/concrete research. Belford led the project in collaboration with architect Ruth Morrow (Queen's University Belfast) and Thai weaver Jarupach Ashawasamitr. The key technical challenge was to find solutions for altering linen yarns to withstand alkaline environments and be woven to accept a devore printing process for application within a skin of concrete. Additionally the design and aesthetic development of the outcomes extended the technical components of the research through consideration of widely different visual cultures, materials and local processes.

Building Cloud comprises seven concrete and weave panels, selected for exhibition at the 2010 Bangkok Design Festival. Each 25cm x 75cm long panel utilized a different weave construction presented within Belford’s coherent design aesthetic.