The document discusses The Digital Hands Project (2009-2011), a design project between partners in India and the UK. The project worked with a factory community in India addressing sustainable textile production, particularly wastewater and pollution. The researchers explored new ideas for printing and embroidery for interior fabrics with the factory's employees. They then acted as an agent to market the product as embellished fabric wallpapers to the high end New York interiors market.

1. www.designagainstcrime.com
www.tfrc.org.uk
http://textilesenvironmentdesign.blogspot.com/
WALL: The Digital Hands Project
(2009 – 2011) - Rebecca Earley
By TED / TFRC members Kay Politowicz, Lorna
Bircham, Clara Vuletich. Funded by Creative
Connexions / HEIF, £15,000
Friday, 29 April 2011

2. The project is based in a factory
community in India that is already
addressing issues around sustainable
production of textiles, particularly with
wastewater and pollution. The research
explored new ideas for around printing
and embroidery for interior fabrics.
Friday, 29 April 2011

3. WALL is a design project between partners in India and the UK
which aims to develop local traditional textile craft skills. Using
new digital print design techniques and technologies, and
experimenting with a range of new ‘eco’ base fabrics with the
factory can make innovation happen.
Friday, 29 April 2011

4. The researchers worked with the employees to explore sustainable design, printing and stitching
concepts, and then acted as an agent to move the product up market, pitching it to the high end
New York interiors market as embellished fabric wallpapers.
Friday, 29 April 2011