{"product_id":"dear-anni-i-wove-with-a-3d-printer","title":"Dear Anni, I wove with a 3D Printer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn partnership with Berlin Design Week \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e28-31 Mai 2026 - 8am to 7pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBerlin Design Night: 28 Mai - 6pm to 9pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Berlin Design Week, U8 HAUS presents “Dear Anni, I wove with a 3D Printer” by designer and artist Mia Akhavan, previously exhibited at Bauhaus Dessau. The exhibition is framed as a speculative letter to Anni Albers, the Berlin-born textile artist and Bauhaus pioneer, whose work continues to inspire contemporary textile practice. Albers saw weaving not just as craft, but as a system of structure and a way of thinking through material.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAkhavan builds on this idea in a contemporary context: using a 3D printer, she explores textile structures, combining traditional weaving techniques with digital fabrication. Her work investigates how structure, tension, and materiality translate across different tools and media.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlongside large-scale textile pieces, the exhibition features material studies and experimental iterations that function as an open archive. These works reveal the creative process, showing weaving as an ongoing practice of experimentation, adjustment, and reflection. The archive itself is an integral part of the work’s structure and concept.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy positioning weaving between handcraft, loom, and new technologies, the exhibition offers fresh perspectives on material, structure, and space. It presents weaving as a transhistorical system that builds on tradition while exploring new forms, materials, and spatial possibilities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"U8 HAUS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57003966660939,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0952\/4337\/0827\/files\/Screenshot2026-04-21at21.50.40.png?v=1776801060","url":"https:\/\/u8haus.com\/products\/dear-anni-i-wove-with-a-3d-printer","provider":"U8 HAUS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}