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I was inspired by a book about knots. I looked at a piece of rope a thought to myself how something like that is made? It’s such a simple product, but it consists of a lot tiny yarns. On internet I learned about rope making and found out that the basics of the machine aren’t that complicated. I went in the metal workstation to make my own small rope machine.
 
I was inspired by a book about knots. I looked at a piece of rope a thought to myself how something like that is made? It’s such a simple product, but it consists of a lot tiny yarns. On internet I learned about rope making and found out that the basics of the machine aren’t that complicated. I went in the metal workstation to make my own small rope machine.
 
After I made my own rope with a lot of different materials. I realized that I liked the process of making more interesting than the actual product itself. The threading of the yarns. The rotation of that forms a rope. I was fascinated by this process and wanted to capture it in an object.
 
After I made my own rope with a lot of different materials. I realized that I liked the process of making more interesting than the actual product itself. The threading of the yarns. The rotation of that forms a rope. I was fascinated by this process and wanted to capture it in an object.
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== Glass fiber rope ==
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[[File:Glasvezel touw.jpg|250px]]  [[File:Glasvezel touw 2.jpg|250px]]  [[File:Glasvezel touw 3.jpg|250px]]

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Hallo my name is Hugo van der Loo second year product designer at Willem de Kooning academy. I have choosen the practise digital craft because I'm interrested in the connection between theorie and praktise. The history of craft industry and making is a central theme in this quater. I want to make a product that translate my point of view toward this topic.



three pictures of the knitting technique

Hand breien.jpg Breimachine.jpg Self-knitting lamp shade by nadine sterk.jpg

Above three pictures of the knitting tehnique. The first one is knitting by hand, the second knitting with a 19th century machine, the thidt one is a knitting machine as part of a lamp.

My own rope machine

IMG 20160308 150140726 HDR.jpg Touwmachine.jpg IMG 20160308 151926343 HDR.jpg Touw van 43 draden.jpg I was inspired by a book about knots. I looked at a piece of rope a thought to myself how something like that is made? It’s such a simple product, but it consists of a lot tiny yarns. On internet I learned about rope making and found out that the basics of the machine aren’t that complicated. I went in the metal workstation to make my own small rope machine. After I made my own rope with a lot of different materials. I realized that I liked the process of making more interesting than the actual product itself. The threading of the yarns. The rotation of that forms a rope. I was fascinated by this process and wanted to capture it in an object.

Glass fiber rope

Glasvezel touw.jpg Glasvezel touw 2.jpg Glasvezel touw 3.jpg