Cat Mazza
Cat Mazza and her work: combining textile, technology and labor activism.
knitPro: a free web application that translates digital images into knitted craft and is based on preindustrial craft circles that freely shared patterns and passed them down from generation to generation.
The Nike Blanket Petition: a 15 foot wide swoosh hand made by craft hobbyists form over 30 countries. Each square was crocheted as a petition for fair labor policies for Nike swoosh garment workers.
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Cat Mazza and her work: combining textile, technology and labor activism. knitPro: a free web application that translates digital images into knitted craft and is based on preindustrial craft circles that freely shared patterns and passed them down from generation to generation. |
The Nike Blanket Petition. Final destination: Istanbul, Turkey. The show in a contemporary craft museum 9 miles from Nike headquarters. |
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Questions and answers Her new project: a database of textile patterns and visiting traditional textile communities in different countries. The responses of senators when received the balaclavas. |
Aviv explains the Knit Graffiti workshop in Barcelona during the festival: participants are knitting pieces with their hands and will use them to write words in Poble Sec, engaging neighbors and inviting them to express their opinion about their life in the neighborhood. Then they'll make pictures and discover what kind of feedback they can determine with this method. |
