Schein

Ute Wolff

Ute Wolff responds to a need of sensual and contemplatives objects in the daily life of a digital age with her textile creations. In her designs, industrial and crafts technologies overlap.

Especially material research, as well as graphical and formal research and the exploration of the relationship to space and light are her favorite ways to arrive at an interpretation that is both, poetic and contemporary.

Her work strives for a wealth disguised as simplicity. Schein is a series of painted, embroidered and carved Tyvek lamps. Tyvek is a non-woven fabric of polyethylene fibers. It is 100% recyclable, waterproof, dustproof and non-tearable.

The luminaire base is made of acrylic. The light source is a strip of Del. The base of the luminaire was designed in cooperation with TWINMADE.

Born in East Germany, Ute Wolff obtained her university degree in textile design in 1999. Until 2004, she worked as an artistic and scientific collaborator at the University for Art and Design Halle in Germany. Since 2000, her work toured in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Canada and Japan. Ute Wolff also won design prizes: "Wilhelm Lorch Foundation", Germany, 2000; "Bavarian State Prize", 2001; special mention, "Swiss Design Prize", 2001; special mention, "Saxon…

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