Recycled PET Fashion Collection: 132 5. by Issey Miyake’s Reality Lab.
Geschreven op 11-10-2010 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in Afval, Design, Hergebruik-Kringloop
Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has designed a range of clothing that expand from two-dimensional geometric shapes into structured shirts, skirts, pants and dresses.
Every garment in the collection is designed via a computer program, then crafted from single pieces of recycled PET fabric folded origami-style and sewn strategically.
Ten basic two-dimensional patterns make up the collection, the eventual garments being decided by the lines the patterns are cut along and their position. The project was inspired by the work of computer scientist Jun Mitani who creates three-dimensional structures with smoothly curved surfaces by folding flat materials.
The project was undertaken by Miyake’s Reality Lab, a research and development team formed by Miyake, textile engineer Manabu Kikuchi and pattern engineer Sachinko Yamamoto.
The beauty is partly that every dress, hat, and pair of pants folds perfectly flat and transforms into a 3D shape with a pull of the fabric, but mostly we’re impressed by how textile waste is minimized due to the creative design process. Born from a union between mathematics and clothes making .
In the autumn of 2010, Issey Miyake’s Reality Lab. will present 132 5. Issey Miyake. Reality Lab. is a research and development team lead by Issey Miyake and two staff members, Manabu Kikuchi (textile engineer) and Sachiko Yamamoto (pattern engineer) and comprised of a group of designers, some of whom are young and relatively new to the Miyake Design Studio.
Source: Dezeen
