- Name of Field in the local language
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Transfer of Science-design-application, Textile Research, Economics
- Area of Expertise
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The design perspective of Kim Cordes as a textile designer focuses on researching which of the special properties of silk remain in a recycling process: Can the optical shine and the haptics of the original silk be restored or transferred to other materials? How can the recycled silk be used in combination with other materials, such as local wool. Can the silkening of wool expand the range of applications? In various processes, including textile printing, the dissolved silk was applied to wool yarn, wool fabric, and knits.
- Scientists / Scientific team
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The research is in the hands of Kim Cordes, who uses the laboratory and technical facilities of the university for this purpose and seeks partners within and outside the university depending on the research questions and results. These include the ITM Dresden, Institute for Textile Machinery and Textile High-Performance Materials Technology, as one of the world's leading university research institutions in the field of textile technology; the DTNW North-West; the German Textile Research Center North-West Krefeld; and the STFI, Saxon Textile Research Institute Chemnitz.
- Location, Institution, Website
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Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, Kim Cordes
Link to website
- Contact
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Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, Textile Design Project Manager: Kim Cordes (he/him); Conceptual Textile Design: Burg Giebichenstein, University of Art and Design Halle, Neuwerk 7 D-06108 Halle (Saale), Germany; kim.cordes@burg-halle.de.; +49 151 156 582 93
- Type of Institution
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The university, founded in 1915, is one of the largest art schools in Germany, It offers 20 art and design academic courses in two departments. One of them is the Textile Design course. Textile design poses conceptual tasks that, against the background of societal demands for design, must meet practical requirements. This includes historical references, current references, as well as visionary ideas. On the other hand, the study program demands very detailed specialist expertise in all disciplines touching the surface in order to be able to work on the tasks in a differentiated manner.