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About Loop.pH:

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Loop.pH is a London based design and research studio that aims to bridge the gap between design and the natural sciences. They specialise in the conception, construction and fabrication of environmentally responsive textiles for the built environment. It is directed by designers Rachel Wingfield and Mathias Gmachl. Rachel is also a Senior Lecturer on the MA Design for Textile Futures course and a Research Fellow at Central Saint Martins, London. Mathias is a Research Associate at the Royal College of Art. London.

Loop.pH belong to an emerging generation of designers redefining conventions of how, why and with what things are made. Emphasis is placed on learning from both traditional craft based practices alongside the cutting edge of scientific and technological discovery. With a deep understanding of the complexity of ecological systems and natural cycles their approach to design and fabrication values the physical process of making as much as new and established research methodologies and theories.


Loop.pH work on public space commissions and are available to consult on research design projects. We also run workshops in the field of responsive textiles and digital media. Some of our portfolio is available to commission for both private and commercial clients. For more information please contact info(at)loop.ph

This website documents our product development, public commissions and areas of research.



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Contact Loop.pH: Unit 2, 231 Stoke Newington Church Street, London, N16 9HP, UK,
t +44 20 7812 9188, e info(at)loop.ph
Copyright © 2003 - 2009 by Loop.pH Ltd. All material on this website is the property of the contributing authors.
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Featured Projects


Publications

Design and the Elastic Mind

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Design and the Elastic Mind by Paola Antonelli, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 03/01/2008, ISBN:9780870707322

Bright: Architectural Illumination and Light Installations

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Bright: Architectural Illumination and Light Installations by Frame (Author), Claire Lowther (Editor), Sarah Schultz (Editor), Die Gestalten Verlag (21 May 2008), ISBN:3899553012

Extreme Textiles

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Extreme Textiles: Designing for High Performance by Matilda McQuaid, Thames & Hudson ISBN:156898507X


Smart Materials in Architecture

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Smart Materials in Architecture, Interior Architecture and Design: Types, Products, Architecture, By Axel Ritter, Birkhauser Verlag AG (Nov 2006) ISBN-10:376437327X


Twenty-first Century Design

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Twenty-first Century Design by Marcus Fairs, Carlton Books Ltd 2006, ISBN:1844422690


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