Schlagwort: 3D printed fashion

  • Fashion Design Graduate Takes Major Step With Woven 3D Printed Shoes

    Fashion Design Graduate Takes Major Step With Woven 3D Printed Shoes

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    In the world of fashion, 3D printing has opened the door for a whirlwind of new looks and styles, and designers have leveraged this technology to showcase just how unique their concepts can be.

    Fashion design Ganit Goldstein, a fashion design graduate from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, has recently unveiled a collection of 3D printed clothing and shoes.

    Goldstein’s “Between the Layers” collection consists of seven outfits and six pairs of shoes, all of which were created using 3D printing. By bridging the boundaries between modern manufacturing technology and traditional fashion design, Goldstein has created a range of unique pieces. The collection is a part of Goldstein’s graduation project, fusing additive manufacturing with traditional crafts such as weaving.


    “My work begins with the design and production of digital objects that serve as a three-dimensional object. […] I then weave handmade threads in a unique manner to each object,” she explained in an email.

    The inspiration behind this collection arose when Goldstein visited Japan as part of an exchange program at the Tokyo University of the Arts. During her stay abroad, she had the opportunity to learn a traditional Japanese textile technique called IKAT weaving.

    Upon her return to Israel, she began to develop a weaving process using an Orginal Prusa i3 Mk3 3D printer. She then finished off the designs by adding hand-woven layers.


    Intel collaboration highlights process behind the designs

    Goldstein also worked in collaboration with the tech giant Intel, using the company’s 3D scanning technology as a part of the project. Specifically speaking, she developed an Augmented Reality app that showcases the process behind his 3D printed shoes and clothing.

    One of the shoes in the collection was produced with the Stratasys Connex 3 printer. The latter provides multi-color printing capabilities.


    “My work begins by examining the characteristics of the material, the qualities with which I can work with,” she explained. “Working with 3D software gives me the freedom to test which boundaries can be broken. [It provides] the understanding that the connection to the traditional craft material will create a completely new essence to the original material. For example, the technique of 3D layer printing allows me to re-examine which layers can be added and what new connections I can create.”

    Overall, the final collection accomplishes an interesting balance between modern technologies and traditional fashion design.

    Source: Ganit Goldstein

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  • Traditional Knitwear and 3D Printing Combined to Create Clothing Inspired by Children’s Toys

    Traditional Knitwear and 3D Printing Combined to Create Clothing Inspired by Children’s Toys

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    Designer and Royal College of Art graduate Lingxiao Luo is combining traditional knitting techniques and 3D printing to create garments that echo the playful style of children’s toys.  

    As 3D printing becomes an increasingly popular tool in the world of fashion and art, the technology has been adapted to be compatible with other classic techniques. One shining example of this is 3D knitting, an automated knitting technique that is already being used by the furniture design giant IKEA. Sometimes fusing traditional techniques with 3D printing can lead to new innovative processes of their own kind.

    One fashion designer, named Lingxiao Luo, is mixing traditional knitting methods with 3D printing to produce playful and vibrant garments. A graduate student from the prestigious London-based Royal College of Art, the designer’s latest work aims to replicate the vibe of children’s toys. The collection, which is called is called AddiToy, is produced via a method that involves 3D printing threads of plastic directly onto knitwear.

    Luo had previously worked as a childrenswear designer, and that experience seems to have carried over in her ongoing experimentation with knitting and 3D printing. She believes that the AddiToy collection provides a new aesthetic to the fashion world, and also promotes the idea of zero-waste fabrication.


    Lingxiao Luo 3D Prints Plastic Threads Directly Onto Knitwear

    To create the colorful garments, Luo starts by selecting the type of yarn and deciding whether to weave it into a delicate or thick finish. The material she utilizes offers more texture and structure compared to traditional knitwear fabrics. Different 3D printed textures are added directly to the garment, where it is then either joined, felted or twisted directly onto the design.

    The joining process is incredibly straightforward, using 3D printed patterns that are added to the fabric to attach two different knitted fabrics into a single piece. Felting, on the other hand, entails directly weaving 3D printed patterns into the knitted fabric. This method leads the fabric to become wet and felted, where it then shrinks to form the desired 3D design.

    Lastly, the twisting technique involves printing flexible filament onto tightly-knitted elastic fabric, which enables the 3D printed threads to be twisted into the garments.


    “In the future, AddiToy can provide technical service to design studios for using this technique and products into their collections,” Luo recently told Dezeen.

    The designer has utilized her newly developed technique to create several pieces for her MA final collection for the Royal College of Art. These objects include a book of samples, garments, accessories and several perfume prototypes. Her garments were also featured in the recently held Royal College of Art MA Fashion show.


    Source: Dezeen

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  • “Black Panther” Costume Designer Explains Use of 3D Printing in New Superhero Movie

    “Black Panther” Costume Designer Explains Use of 3D Printing in New Superhero Movie

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    In a recent interview with Afropunk, costume designer Ruth E. Carter describes how her team used 3D printing technology to help create the outfits for Marvel Studios’ upcoming superhero film “Black Panther”. 

    Next month, comic book fans around the world will congregate at their local cinema to catch the highly-anticipated Marvel Studios’ movie Black Panther. The story follows the superhero T’Challa, also known as Black Panther, who is the king and protector of the fictional African nation Wakanda.

    Based on the comic book character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the movie portrays a time where the Black Panther, played by Chadwick Boseman, returns home and faces a major threat to his kingdom. T’Challa and his fellow Dora Milaje operatives face-off against those conspiring against him.

    And, judging from the trailer and movie stills, the costumes of the characters look as breathtaking as the film’s action.

    According to the Academy Award-nominated costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who is responsible for creating the fierce garb featured in the Black Panther, 3D printing technology played a major role in film’s attire. In a recent interview with Afropunk, Carter explained how her team utilized the technology to bring the unique style of the Wakanda to the big screen.


    3D Printing Technology Adds Unique Flair to Black Panther Costumes

    In order to add a completely distinctive look to the costume design, Carter and her team used 3D printing in a variety of ways.

    Many of the costumes featured in the film utilize African lace, but the 3D printed components adds a new layer of detail to the fabric. In the interview with Afropunk, Carter explains how they used 3D printing to add textures and patterns to clothing of the characters:

    “Part of our process was, you know, we used different techniques to create textures and prints and patterns and one of the ways superheroes are created, we 3D print on fabric which allows you to have a surface that could look beaded but it’s actually molded or screens on fabric. It has a hype to it so that you can make it look like anything.”

    For instance, Ramonda, the Queen of Wakanda, wears a Zulu-inspired crown and curved mantle that rests on her shoulders. The costume designer states that this extravagant piece was 3D printed with a special flexible material designed by a UCLA professor. They used a professional-grade 3D printer in Belgium to print the prop, which Carter likens to a design by Gareth Pugh, with this material.

    In fact, Carter wanted to keep the look of 3D printing intact, deciding not to paint the piece and instead showcasing it in all its additively manufactured glory.  The technology also enabled her to focus in on the African lace style while also highlighting the advanced technology that is used by the Wakanda people in the film.

    You can catch Black Panther in theaters starting February 16. We’ll be sure to look out for more 3D printed props throughout the film.


    Ramonda, Queen of Wakanda, played by Angela Bassett. Here you can see her wearing the magnificent 3D printed crown and mantle.

    Source: Afropunk

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