Lasso Decorative Textile

Lasso Decorative Textile

lasso Decorative Textile is an innovative hybrid textile design that seamlessly combines industrial production methods with artisanal craftsmanship, characterized by its distinctive frayed channels and unique light-filtering properties. This groundbreaking textile, created by Mexican designer Cristina Orozco Cuevas, represents a significant advancement in contemporary textile design through its novel application of traditional double fabric weaving techniques on modern Jacquard electronic looms. The design, which earned a Bronze A' Design Award in the Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design category, features a sophisticated construction method where polyester-dyed yarns are woven industrially and then manually cut using a specialized knife shutter tool, creating a distinctive textural effect that resembles fur or feathers. The textile's unique properties include vertical channels that allow light to pass through softly, creating an engaging interplay between illumination and texture. Available in widths of 1.40 and 2.80 meters, with a rapport repeat of 35 cm width by 25 cm height, this versatile material is particularly suited for applications in decorative lighting, pillows, bed scarves, and curtains. The design emerged through serendipitous experimentation during a six-month development process, ultimately achieving a remarkable balance between industrial efficiency and handcrafted detail, while creating employment opportunities through its manual finishing process. The textile's innovative construction ensures durability through a special taffeta weave union that securely anchors the loose yarns, making it suitable for commercial production while maintaining its unique aesthetic qualities.

textile design, decorative fabric, jacquard weaving, artisanal craftsmanship, industrial production, light-filtering textile

— Adam Dawson