“Blended Fibers” Book

Blended Fibers

Blended Fibers is a visual research book exploring six key textile fibers: cotton, wool, flax, silk, viscose, and acrylic. Bridging analog and digital processes, each chapter begins with a fiber’s microscopic cross-section, which is translated into graphic patterns, basic weave structures, and 3D forms modeled using 3D software. The book moves fluidly between scientific reference and visual experimentation, revealing the geometry and materiality hidden within textiles. Through digital tools and archival sources, Blended Fibers uncovers how the smallest elements of fabric shape its surface, offering a layered, visual understanding of fiber structure and its role in textile design.

About Blended Fibers

The book is the result of a collaboration between Sonia Górecka and Laura Luchtman (Kukka). For three months, we investigated how woven textiles can be designed and visualised using 3D software, combining Sonia’s expertise in 3D and Laura’s expertise in textiles. During the research, we became fascinated by the geometric cross-sections of textile fibres. The book Blended Fibers is a compilation of our visual research. For more background on the project, visit the project page (coming soon).

Year

2025

Edition

Edition of 70, hand-numbered

Material

• Riso print in black, purple and flat gold.
• Open spine cold glue binding.
• Eos paper, a pure 100% wood-free uncoated bulky paper. The beautiful cream hue ensures vivid image reproduction and optimal legibility. In addition, the surface gives a very authentic paper feel. The high bulk gives the it plenty of thickness and body. Wood-free, acid-free and chlorine-free production. Cradle to Cradle Silver medal.

About Riso Printing

Risograph printing was developed by the Japanese company Riso and is an intermediary between digital printing and screen printing. It is an environmentally friendly stencil printing process, known for its vibrant colours (which other printers cannot produce) and its specific textures. The Riso machine delivers ‘perfect imperfections’ when it picks up and shifts the paper, reminiscent of handmade screen prints. No print is exactly the same and these misregistrations or print marks are part of Riso’s charm.

The ink is made of fairly produced soy oil and the stencils of Japanese wax-coated paper. The machine uses very little energy as Riso printing is a cold printing process.

Production

Printing and binding by No Kiss.

Shipping

I offer shipping to certain countries within the EU. For shipping to other countries, please get in touch.

Points of Sale

NL:
Page Not Found, The Hague
TextielMuseum library, Tilburg (perusal only)

BE:
Tique, Antwerp
Rile*Books, Brussels

Designed, printed & bound in The Netherlands.