Ger
Mongolia
Nomad shelter

Hadzabe
Huts of baobab, Tanzania
Nomad shelter

Chums/Yurt
Siberia
Nomad shelter

Tipi
Native Americans
North America & Canada
Nomad shelter

Endless House
Frederick Kiesler
1950-1960

Bedouin/Berber
Sahara, North Africa
Nomad shelter

Textiles & shelters in different cultures

Different contexts:

shelter from the elements
shelter from natural disasters
shelter as a war refugee
shelter as a playground

Aqal
Somalia
Nomad shelter

What is a shelter?

/Something that provides cover or protection,
as from weather or danger; place of refuge./

When I think of shelter I think of feeling safe, it's not as much of having an enclosed space where you can be inside, but being in a context where you feel protected and comfortable.

400.000 years ago
First homes registered. Settlement with several layers of habitation
Terra Amata, Niçe

Tele-nomadic shelter unit
Anna Resei
2022

Book Bed for Kids
Yusuke Suzuki
2014

Basic House
Martín Azua
2012

Abril Adell Piña
Textielontwerp, KASK
2023

Secret Studio
Fernando Abellanas
2017

Too many places nomadic hotel
Emmy Polkamp
2017

Weaving a home
Abeer Seikaly
2020

Refugi Refugi
2023

How do we use textiles to shelter ourselves?
How do I find my shelter away from my home, family and friends?
Is it a global or a personal need to have a shelter?
How do we feel when we are sheltered?
Is shelter related to a more nomadic life?
Is shelter a material thing or just an idea?

LIVING / SPACE / HOUSE / SAFE / COMFORT / EXPLORING / FAMILY / ENVIRONMENT / WARM / REFUGEES / WAR / PEOPLE / SURROUNDINGS / WRAPPED / HIDE / PROTECT / SENSORY / TEXTURE / BIOMORPHIC / ENDLESS / SOCIAL / LIGHT / TRANSPARENCY / NOMADIC / CABIN / HUT / ECO-SHED / DWELLING / LOCATION / UNIVERSAL / PERSONAL / JUXTAPOSITION / SOCIAL RELATIONS / COMMUNITY / IDENTITY / CULTURAL EXPRESSION