Wind-Powered Knitting Machine Creates Sustainable Scarves in Public Space
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A second-rack bagel that's nearly first-rack. Tasty stuff.
Summary
A wind-powered knitting machine creates sustainable scarves by knitting knitwear dropped from the top of a building, showcasing the production process in a public space.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledEvery scarf gets a label which tells you the time and the date on which the wind made the scarf.
This mobile wind factory illustrates a production process and visualizes what you can produce with the present urban wind.
From the top of the façade the knitwear drops along the front, until a window has been reached.
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