The work explores material computation through the craft of knitting. The project investigates “4D knitting”: flat textile structures that self-assemble into three-dimensional forms when exposed to activating energy.

The prototype is knitted as a flat triangular panel using wool, cotton, and thermoset polymer. Each material responds differently to heat and tension, allowing behaviour to be programmed through material choice, stitch structure, and pattern design. Developed through Rhino and Grasshopper, the digital model controls shrinkage rates and supports an iterative process of simulation and form-finding.

Through this intersection of computation, material behaviour, and craft, the project explores how soft surfaces could become adaptive structures for installations and architectural spaces.