In Amandine David’s practice, located between traditional crafts and digital manufacturing, artefacts appear as material traces of a surrounding process of learning, sharing and collaborating. By working with craftspeople, programmers and architects, and by foregrounding what is usually considered as context, such as technical know-how, disciplinary traditions and social cultures, Amandine opens up possibilities for multidisciplinary dialogues. Because of its collaborative origins and open-ended nature, Amandine’s work is always self-consciously connected to the social structures of sharing that surround every design practice.
Weaving is at the heart of Amandine’s practice, serving as a tool for critical reflection on technology, a medium for archiving craft knowledge, and a space for dialogue. She understands weaving as a ‘transparent’ technology whose structure reveals the gestures, time and materials involved in its making. By combining weaving and programming, Amandine blurs the boundaries between craft and digital techniques, highlighting their similarities and shared history.
