I really love the construction of the garments and the outlines and silhouettes they create.
Saturday, 27 November 2010
Up and coming ...
I have recently discovered Michael Kampe, a 3rd year fashion student from Germany. He is a young budding fashion designer and his menswear collection is excellent and completely captivating! All pictures are from his own flickr account..
The photographs below were taken by Lucy McRae to capture Michael's 'Exploded View' collection. The shoot consisted of dangled deconstructed denim, freezing his fashion moments in one frame..
A little more Hussein Chalayan...
Based upon my research and my concept boards, I looked more into Hussein Chalayan. I find that aspects of his work link to my own concepts. His use of innovative materials such as plastics and similiar materials, LED technology and use of architecture that he uses to inspire the structures of his garments, are great influences for my own work. His piece 'Before minus now' is a cloth that is made out of the same material that is used to create airplanes, which changes form by a control from a distance.
I believe his earlier work is most relevant to my own, due to the architectural qualities and use of plastics, however his 2007 collection 'Airborne' which features a dress encrusted with Swarovski crystals lit by 15,000+ flickering LED lights also ties in with my theme of reflection and lights bouncing off materials and shining through.
I think that these pictures are really beautiful and show off the collection as well as the video I have previously posted showing the making of.
I also looked at an interview with Chalayan on using LED technology within his collection, and took extracts from it, that I found relevant:
How did you go from engineering to fashion?
That was a little chain of events. At Philips [Research Labs] I worked for a research group which researched the future and projected technologies ten years ahead to see what kind of designs would develop. So we worked with wearable electronics, but that was more like a fringe interest of mine. After that I got to know Ron Arad and we collaborated for Swarovski. We made a quite famous chandelier called Lolita where you could present short messages. That was my first project in the world of design. It was quite successful from the start and it was published in lots of magazines and then I was in the middle of the design world. People got to know that I was able to deliver technical solutions. One project followed the other, and then there was this project with Hussein Chalayan.
How did you end up solving the problem of the video dress
The first thought was LEDs because I couldn’t imagine anything else and then I produced a lot of small circuits which we inserted underneath the tissue and which were able to show frequencies of light. It was like a big puzzle and all the pieces together showed a large image. Every little circuit was able to show only 4 pixels.
The fashion you create looks quite futuristic. Can you imagine people running around with LEDs on their backs in the future?
That’s a little bit difficult to predict. I can imagine that it will touch people that are really expressive and wear edgy clothes and jewelry already. But in daily life it might be a little impractical. Maybe you won’t be able to wash the clothes or something like that. There will be compromises you have to make with the technology.
I believe his earlier work is most relevant to my own, due to the architectural qualities and use of plastics, however his 2007 collection 'Airborne' which features a dress encrusted with Swarovski crystals lit by 15,000+ flickering LED lights also ties in with my theme of reflection and lights bouncing off materials and shining through.
I think that these pictures are really beautiful and show off the collection as well as the video I have previously posted showing the making of.
I also looked at an interview with Chalayan on using LED technology within his collection, and took extracts from it, that I found relevant:
How did you go from engineering to fashion?
That was a little chain of events. At Philips [Research Labs] I worked for a research group which researched the future and projected technologies ten years ahead to see what kind of designs would develop. So we worked with wearable electronics, but that was more like a fringe interest of mine. After that I got to know Ron Arad and we collaborated for Swarovski. We made a quite famous chandelier called Lolita where you could present short messages. That was my first project in the world of design. It was quite successful from the start and it was published in lots of magazines and then I was in the middle of the design world. People got to know that I was able to deliver technical solutions. One project followed the other, and then there was this project with Hussein Chalayan.
How did you end up solving the problem of the video dress
The first thought was LEDs because I couldn’t imagine anything else and then I produced a lot of small circuits which we inserted underneath the tissue and which were able to show frequencies of light. It was like a big puzzle and all the pieces together showed a large image. Every little circuit was able to show only 4 pixels.
The fashion you create looks quite futuristic. Can you imagine people running around with LEDs on their backs in the future?
That’s a little bit difficult to predict. I can imagine that it will touch people that are really expressive and wear edgy clothes and jewelry already. But in daily life it might be a little impractical. Maybe you won’t be able to wash the clothes or something like that. There will be compromises you have to make with the technology.
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Reflection & Shadow...
I find that most reflective surfaces such as mirrors, metal, windows and water can transform something fairly simple and effortless into something imaginative and dreamlike..
.. Shadow creates somewhat of a mystery or the unknown. Similar to reflective; it's sort of the dark equivalent..
shad·ow
* shade or comparative darkness, as in an area.
* a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by body intercepting light.
* shadows, darkness, esp. that coming after sunset.
* shelter; protection: sanctuary in the shadow of the church.
* a slight suggestion; trace: beyond the shadow of a doubt.
* a specter or ghost: pursued by shadows.
* a hint or faint, indistinct image or idea; intimation: shadows of things to come.
* a mere semblance: the shadow of power.
*a reflected image.
Light & Dark
Initials Ideas continued...
Giving my research and concept of light a little more thought and scrutiny gave me the idea of reflections, and the reflection of light on various surfaces and different reactions with varied materials...
Reflection Re·flec·tion
* The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
* Something, such as light, radiant heat, sound, or an image, that is reflected.
* The folding of a membrane from the wall of a cavity over an organ and back to the wall.
* The folds so made.
* Mental concentration; careful consideration.
* A thought or an opinion resulting from such consideration.
Reflection Re·flec·tion
* The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
* Something, such as light, radiant heat, sound, or an image, that is reflected.
* The folding of a membrane from the wall of a cavity over an organ and back to the wall.
* The folds so made.
* Mental concentration; careful consideration.
* A thought or an opinion resulting from such consideration.
Initial ideas...
After a lot of research, the direction im heading into is light. Light is a very important form of communication. Without it, communication proves a lot more difficult. When people think about light they automatically associate it with the sun, the moon, lightbulbs, candles or fire. I want to find a diversion (so to speak), something that interrupts the direct link between light sources and vision.
(Ryan Mcginley)
Let there be LIGHT...
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Workshop: Negative Space
Subtraction Cutting is DESIGNING WITH PATTERNS, rather than creating patterns for designs.
On Thursday, our class all took part in a workshop based on subtraction cutting. 'Subtraction cutting' is an approach to garment pattern making that incorporates chance discovery, distance, gods-eye views and the capability to cut fast and inaccurately without bothering too much about the numbers and maths behind it.
The idea behind subtraction cutting is that the pattern that are cut don't represent the garments outward shape, but rather the negative spaces within the garment that make them hollow. Simply put, shaped holes cut from huge sheets of cloth through which the body moves.
(Photographs from out workshop)
(photographs from our workshop)
Cutting out circles to create tunnels for the body and then sewn together.
Some of the final outcomes taken on fujifilm instax 100. And our end result!
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