NectoVeniceItaly

Hoisted into place, shaped by tension, and selectively stiffened, Necto enacts a form-finding exercise speculating on the future of temporary structures—flexible, efficient, and reconfigurable. Its flowing anticlastic surface adapts fluidly, suspended from a ceiling beam, braced against the Arsenale’s columns, or delicately anchored to the ground. A series of rings define points of contact, simultaneously shaping the surface and acting as antipoles. Within its undulating geometry emerge three distinct architectural moments: an enveloping cone, a disorienting column, and a hanging mass. A translucent bio-based coating locally stiffens these moments, allowing the textile to shift between stretched fluidity and structured solidity.

Knitted from natural fibers, Necto is computationally optimized and produced in modular strips. Functional grading aligns with principal force flows, embedding intelligence and traceability through its DNA-encoded coating. Luminous threads integrated within the textile follow selected stress pathways, forming a constellation of light and sound—an expression of the tensions between craft and algorithm, nature and technology, emergent process and design intent. Lightweight and portable, the 3D-knitted strips arrive on-site in compact luggage, are easily assembled, and tensioned into equilibrium. At the exhibition’s end, Necto dissolves, leaving no trace—its surface flattened and packed, ready to embark on its next iteration.