From Historical Silk Fabrics to Their Interactive Virtual Representation and 3D Printing

Manolo Pérez, Pablo Casanova-Salas, Pawel Twardo, Piotr Twardo, Arabella León, Dunja Mladenic, Besher M. Massri, Raphaël Troncy, Thibault Ehrhart, Georgia Lo Cicero, Maurizio Vitella, Mar Gaitán, Jesús Gimeno, Elena Ribes, Marcos Fernández and Cristina Portalés
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Manolo Pérez: Institute of Robotics and Information and Communication Technologies (IRTIC), Universitat de València, 46980 Paterna, Spain
Pablo Casanova-Salas: Institute of Robotics and Information and Communication Technologies (IRTIC), Universitat de València, 46980 Paterna, Spain
Pawel Twardo: MonkeyFab, 04-896 Warsaw, Poland
Piotr Twardo: MonkeyFab, 04-896 Warsaw, Poland
Arabella León: Garín 1820 S.A., 46113 Valencia, Spain
Dunja Mladenic: Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Besher M. Massri: Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Raphaël Troncy: EURECOM, Campus SophiaTech, 06904 Antipolis, France
Thibault Ehrhart: EURECOM, Campus SophiaTech, 06904 Antipolis, France
Georgia Lo Cicero: Department of Culture e Società, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
Maurizio Vitella: Department of Culture e Società, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
Mar Gaitán: Department of Art History, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Jesús Gimeno: Institute of Robotics and Information and Communication Technologies (IRTIC), Universitat de València, 46980 Paterna, Spain
Elena Ribes: Garín 1820 S.A., 46113 Valencia, Spain
Marcos Fernández: Institute of Robotics and Information and Communication Technologies (IRTIC), Universitat de València, 46980 Paterna, Spain
Cristina Portalés: Institute of Robotics and Information and Communication Technologies (IRTIC), Universitat de València, 46980 Paterna, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 18, 1-22

Abstract: The documentation, dissemination, and enhancement of Cultural Heritage is of great relevance. To that end, technological tools and interactive solutions (e.g., 3D models) have become increasingly popular. Historical silk fabrics are nearly flat objects, very fragile and with complex internal geometries, related to different weaving techniques and types of yarns. These characteristics make it difficult to properly document them, at the yarn level, with current technologies. In this paper, we bring a new methodology to virtually represent such heritage and produce 3D printouts, also making it highly interactive through the tool Virtual Loom. Our work involves sustainability from different perspectives: (1) The traditional production of silk fabrics respects the environment; (2) Virtual Loom allows the studying of silk heritage while avoiding their degradation; (3) Virtual Loom allows creative industries to save money and materials; (4) current research on bioplastics for 3D printing contributes to environmental sustainability; (5) edutainment and gaming can also benefit from Virtual Loom, avoiding the need to acquire the original objects and enhancing creativity. The presented work has been carried out within the scope of the SILKNOW project to show some results and discuss the sustainability issues, from the production of traditional silk fabrics, to their dissemination by means of Virtual Loom and 3D printed shapes.

Keywords: silk fabrics; weaving techniques; virtual modelling; 3D printing; cultural heritage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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