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Encoded Cloth from the Future

Pt. 2 Generating 100 Ideas – Jennifer, Lukas, & Heeyun

Our 4 Favorite Ideas

  1. Playthings/toys of the future, what is comforting and fun/entertaining for the people of the future and how does that reflect their conditions/stressors
    • Stuffed teddy bear, circus animals.
    • Voodoo teddy?
  2. What is considered ornate/expensive in the future? How do different classes differentiate themselves by clothing
  3. Quilting and using recycled materials
  4. What do future generations think of us? What objects from now are kept in museum collections and capture the social moment of today?

100 Ideas

  1. Felted trinkets/money
  2. Tapestry weaving of overgrown building
  3. Representing the original object with a material derived from it (corn plant made out of corn based fabric)
  4. Different stages of a “grown” textile, akin to 3d printing
  5. The death of the cotton plant in stages, wilting
  6. Spliced clothing, exchanging parts of clothes for others
  7. Patchwork quilt depicting overgrowth of nature
  8. Series of “symbols of power,” objects that are precious in the future that we don’t think about now
  9. Story quilt of human innovation/all the new technology
  10. New religions/gods depicted that represent what’s valuable to the people of the future
  11. Tapestry of a never ending building that continues through the whole thing, apartment complex with windows into the different economic classes
  12. Depiction of new monuments to corporate overlords
  13. Punch card used to claim food/resources
  14. Fragments of old textiles sewn together to be of use
  15. Story quilt of a new plague/pandemic
  16. Felted nuclear bomb
  17. New map of the US with cities underwater
  18. Story quilt of communication/conversation between two lovers
  19. Parking lot converted into a community garden, story quilt
  20. Mended garments
  21. Cat toys/pet paraphernalia made of wool/felted
  22. Flag of new nation state
  23. Flag of surrender covered in blood
  24. A plate of a regular meal that’s eaten
  25. Loincloth of a caveman (suggests de evolution)
  26. Microphone of the people (similar to conch shell in Lord of the flies, vox populi)
  27. Headset akin to Google glasses/wearable screens
  28. Soothing blanket for babies, wildly different or exactly the same as blankies today (continuation of humanity despite the conditions)
  29. extravagant, flamboyant outfits 
    1. because so much of our lives is done remotely & online, going outdoors is less common, so when people do go out, they go all out
  30. very minimalistic, highly functional clothing
    1. hyper urban cities do not allow for super large clothing
  31. literally growing & incorporating plants into outfits; outfits that have parts that can hold plants
    1. plants literally a part of the weave? or mainly decorative?
  32. accessorizing outfits with old, nonrecyclable trash
  33. clothes with parts that move/are responsive to external stimulus
  34. biodegradable clothes made of natural materials
  35. packaging of food with complex patterns and prints
  36. return to old, ancient traditional clothing; incorporating old 
  37. Quilts with recycled materials
  38. Future way of looking back, retro-futurism  
  39. Recycled packaging 
  40. DIY clothes kit: GIY(Grow It Yourself) Kit?
  41. Memorial 
    1. What are they remembering in 2070
  42. Protest in 2070
    1. What are they fighting for in 2070
    2. Make a protest banner
  43. Miniature town of smaller objects
  44. New evolutions of wild animals/domesticated animals
  45. Circus/fair, what do people do to entertain themselves? Callback to Roman Colosseum
  46. Felted/textile fidget spinner
  47. Normal activities that seem mundane and “everyday” objects of the future
  48. Increased expression of self in clothing, personalized and return to self-made clothing
  49. Textiles of the future adapting to a new environment/climate change
  50. Fashion magazine cover of 2070 (imagining the trend)
  51. What is the standard of beauty like for fashion? Is it more or less utilitarian?
  52. edible clothes
  53. wearable currency/credit cards
  54. The end of gendered clothing
  55. wearable perfume
  56. Stuffed teddy bear/stuffed animal that’s more futuristic/ornate
  57. Formal wear/what is considered fancy and expensive for this environment
    1. Possibly some materials become more rare in the future and more ostentatious to wear
  58. construction materials (e.g. bricks, tiles, etc.) made of recycled textiles
  59. Billboard with recycled materials (what are people enjoying as an entertainment)
  60. Graphical representation of poverty/inequality
  61. Story quilt about increased integration of different cultures and people
  62. Dunce cap/embarrassing clothing
    1. What is uncool?
  63. Restrictive headwear/blinders to block out the senses and reduce overwhelming information and stimulation
  64. Toy loom for children to learn to weave their own clothing, focus on the handmade
  65. Fashion accessories for extreme weather 
  66. Work uniform of a new type of job
  67. Military garb/insignias
  68. Water filters made from natural textiles
  69. Extraterrestrial map quilt, other planets humans have been to and colonized
  70. World map quilt (how does the border change)
  71. Superstitious toys
  72. gas masks due to poor air quality
  73. bags — what are people carrying these days?
  74. hats to protect against severe UV light
  75. Celebratory clothing, graduation cap and gowns
  76. Futuristic wedding dress
  77. Protective textiles (kevlar or other advanced textile materials)
  78. Supersuit of the future
  79. Halloween costume, what’s scary in the future?
  80. Ultra-lite packed clothes (have an extra mylar sweater in your back pocket)
  81. Crown/royal garb, how do we identify leaders
  82. Someone’s 150th birthday cake/hat
  83. Playthings made of advanced textiles
  84. Invisibility cloaks
  85. What textile art looks like, a mini museum display
  86. Curiosities of the past/nostalgia that’s now in galleries and museums
  87. Something made out of a recycled current fast fashion trend that doesn’t last long
  88. Body modification/extension jewelry
  89. Quilt made up of just tote bags
  90. pieces of fabric that feel cold and uncomforting to the touch, opposite of how we tend to think of fabric now
  91. Mini natural robots with sensors/lights embedded
  92. Something made of littered face masks from the almost forgotten covid pandemic
  93. Stress-relieving textile that produces positive brain chemicals
  94. Fall leaves with the date they fell on them, much later in the year like december or january
    1. “The last fall leaf”
  95. Piece of a sunlight reflector to decrease heat/warming
  96. Met gala 2070
  97. History book about 2021
  98. noise/smell cancelling device (future is smelly and loud)
  99. LP  for musics from 2021
  100. Something with newspaper from 2070 
    1. Handspun newspaper into yarn and weave?
    2. Newspaper print fashion