Exploring the relationship between architecture and textiles, Central St Martins MA graduate, Seetal Solanki has produced made-to-measure interior and exterior wall coverings, through her project 'Urban Fabrication', with the intention of environmentally revitalising derelict cityscapes.

The fabric of the wall coverings are made up of thousands of intricate pieces of vibrant laser-cut gel filters and wood attached to perforated aluminium boards, which can be attached to the exterior or interior of any structure, or even used as alternative temporary coverings on scaffolding, as material for window displays or billboard advertising. "With the individual pieces of the wall coverings' fabric moving with the wind, the building looks like it has come to life," explains Solanki. "This makes passers-by experience spaces and areas in a different way - and perhaps feel better about their environment. My concept is about sustainably reviving derelict areas, because demolishing these places is expensive and not environmentally sound."

Solanki sees her project as not only providing an 'experience' for people within the built environment, but also as a form of public art that can be applied to any space of any size in need of a quick and affordable facelift. Most importantly, Solanki aimed to create an interactive product that used natural energy, in this instance wind, to allow an immediate physical alteration to spaces - and with her initial objective completed, she now plans to take the project further. "I'd like to expand this project to work with other natural elements," Solanki says. "This project is about the way wind interacts with the surface of the wall coverings, but I would like to work with solar energy so that rather than just making a building look more appealing, the material could actually generate energy for the entire space, making it completely self sufficient."