Monday, September 5, 2011

Baju bunga karya YING GAO - keren !



Mantel dalam seri Living Pod dikembangkan dalam penghargaan untuk kelompok arsitek Inggris Archigram. Pada tahun 1960-an, Archigram pernah mengajukan struktur-tempat tinggal sementara yang bergerak maupun melayang.
Cahaya, variasi bentuk, dan mimikri bertemu di Living Pod. Di depan potongan yang hampir serupa, pengguna perlahan-lahan dapat mengatur garmen A dalam gerak menggunakan sumber cahaya.
Garment B kemudian meniru potongan garmen A dengan strategi fashion yang tidak seimbang, perubahan struktur melalui motor listrik mini dan diaktifkan oleh sensor cahaya yang dijahit pada garmen-nya
Menggunakan pola datar teknik pemotongan, Gao Ying mampu melakukan proses yang fluiditas dan fleksibilitas. Selain gerakan mekanik dari pakaian, Living Pods menggarisbawahi dua aspek fundamental dari sistem fashion hari ini: konfrontasi dan imitasi.
Garmen memainkan peran mediasi antara manusia dan lingkungannya. Dengan menggunakan cahaya, Living Pod mirip dengan proyek Kota Berjalan, yang menggunakan udara untuk membuat potongan-potongan terlihat seperti mereka bernapas.





Living pod
Coats in the series Living Pod were developed in tribute to the British architectural collective Archigram. In the 1960s, Archigram conceived mobile, ephemeral and inflatable structure-dwellings.
Light, shape variations and mimicry meet in Living Pod. In front of the false twin pieces, the user can slowly set garment A in motion using a light source.
Garment B then imitates piece A in an exaggerated and unbalanced fashion, changing structure through miniature electric motors activated by light sensors that are sewn through the garment.
Using flat-pattern cutting techniques, Ying Gao was able to give the process fluidity and flexibility. In addition to the mechanical movements of the garments, Living Pods underlines two fundamental aspects of today’s fashion system: confrontation and imitation.
The garment plays a mediating role between man and his environment. By using light, Living Pod is similar to project Walking City, which uses air to make the pieces look like they are breathing.
via dezeen: http://www.dezeen.com/2011/07/27/living-pod-by-ying-gao/

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Sepatu Keren Karya Victoria spruce, Footwear by Victoria Spruce

The collection was originally inspired by organic, flowing sculptures, giving the idea that the object could consist of one flowing continuous line and material.
Through using hard materials and new technologies combined with traditional shoemaking materials and techniques an element of contrast is highly visible yet working together as one.
Emphasised by the use of tonal matte leathers to line the plastic and traditional leather soles, the contrast between the modern plastic look and the traditional aspects becomes even further evident.


The result is a combination of hard and soft, a contrast of matte vs. shine, and an unlikely pairing of modern technology and traditional techniques creating sculptural and fresh new footwear.
Fashion Womenswear
Specialism: Footwear
Supported by: The Worshipful Company of Leathersellers, Richard Paice and Daniel Rubin (RCA Footwear Scholarship).

TO SEE BETTER TO LEARN BETTER; Verbien, eyewear for Mexico


Yves Béhar and his fuseproject design team that created the One Laptop Per Child XO Laptop will  launch a new program in partnership with the Mexican Government to design and give away free eyeglasses to disadvantaged children in the states of Mexico on a yearly basis.
The glasses have been designed specifically for children, with a particular attention to the design increasing adoption and persistence by hanging the perception of being a handicap and stigma, a very real issue in Mexico. “Similar to the OLPC philosophy, I want to design products that are suited to the children’s specific needs, life and environment,” explains Béhar. “The children receiving these glasses need frames that are durable, ergonomic and have key customization elements like shape and colour that make wearing the glasses fun and personal.” From advanced plastics that are almost unbreakable and the lightest engineering plastics in existence,to the two‐part design that provides both a unique assembly system that simplifies logistics and means that  children can choose two‐colour frames, this eyewear is specifically re‐thought for children and  their lives.
The glasses have been designed to be fun and fashionable, to avoid the children having any stigmas about wearing glasses.
The proven research behind this give away program has shown that many students’ grades drop dramatically during scholastic years due in large part to problems with their vision. 11% of children in classrooms were not learning simply because they could not read blackboards or books. The proportion of children in need of lenses at or above 0.75 correction can be as high as 60‐70% in some schools in poorer states such as Morellos, Sonora and Chiappas. Half a million new children with the need for corrective eyeglasses enter the school system every year in Mexico. The aim of “See Better to Learn Better” is to provide a solution to children in families that cannot afford the high cost of an eye exam and eyewear.
Yves Béhar designed a flexible collection of glasses using a unique construction system which not  only addresses the need for fit, durability and simple manufacturing, but also enables easy customization of the eyeglasses for individual  users. The top and the bottom of the frame is split in two halves, allowing for easy assembly of the lenses inside the frame without using a traditional heating process (which is a costly option in the field). These frame options are achieved through high-tech manufacturing located in Mexico, where the nose bridge is sonically welded, creating a connection between the top and bottom frame, after the easy insertion of the lenses (the ends of the frames remain open at this stage) and then the glasses are closed with a simple hinge screw.

VIA DEZEEN : http://www.dezeen.com/2010/04/27/verbien-by-yves-behar/