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17-25 October 2026

THE SEAMAN

A journey with "sea women yarn" and the challenge of function textiles on board of a ship, classificated in four categories. Pure and recyclable.

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This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

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Burg On Air
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/// OLD SEAMAN |  Research
/// OLD SEAMAN | Research
Virginia Reil
A life on board has many challenges, you need the right clothes for every situation. The designed textiles have different functions and properties and can be combined with each other, pure and recyclable. A low-melt yarn enabled extremely dense and structured fabrics. And I wrote about sea women...
My inspiration was the traditional clothing of the fishermen families, but also uniforms, other sailor clothing and the seaman pullover. The textiles should offer a additional flame protection on board and are designed as combination textiles. They can be
LINING FABRIC | flame retardant - wind protected
LINING FABRIC | flame retardant - wind protected
Robert Gemming
SHRINK FABRIC | flame retardant - uv-resistant
SHRINK FABRIC | flame retardant - uv-resistant
Robert Gemming
SHAPE KNIT - SHRINK | flame retardant - regulating
SHAPE KNIT - SHRINK | flame retardant - regulating
Robert Gemming
SHAFT FABRIC - SHRINK | f retardant - uv-resistant
SHAFT FABRIC - SHRINK | f retardant - uv-resistant

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Burg Giebichenstein University Halle
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