AFTER 2 ROUNDS OF 9 CO-CREATION MONTHS
MIXING ART & TECH The combination of technicians and artists gave a unique point of view for the projects developed during this nine-month co-creation period. From Care Applications we accompanied four artists from the Hub: “From linear to sustainable circular system” on their journey to …
Fragments Garments #7 – Co-creation residency in Hub Linz (Part 3)
Clothing Fasteners 3D Printing As the entire project revolves around local and on-demand production of customizable seamless and modular garments, I decided to enrich the offer to the consumer with personalized clothing fasteners using 3D printing technologies and micro-nebulization dyeing. SLA Printed Fastener The first …
Fragments Garments #6 – Co-creation residency in Hub Linz (Part 2)
Modeling Foot Arch for 3D Printed Shoes Now that the shoe high heels were prototyped, I needed to adapt them perfectly to the foot arch. To do so, I needed a precise 3D model of what we call a “shoe form”, i.e. a plastic made …
Fragments Garments #5 – Co-creation residency in Hub Linz (Part 1)
Residency Objectives Develop an articulated and customizable 3D printed high heels pair of shoes combining soft and hard printing materials. Develop 3D printed customizable and reusable clothing fasteners, to be produced on-demand, to be then dyed using the micro-nebulization process of Care Applications. As my …
Fragments Garments #9 – Material Sourcing & Sampling Tests
Sustainable Fabric Sourcing For each of my projects, I usually source fabrics locally. As my main partners were in Alcoi, I decided to scout fabric suppliers in Spain. I had the chance to get help from Blanca Gomara from B2Fabric which is a specialist in …
Fragments Garments #8 – Covid-19 Seamless Facial Protection Masks
Facing an Unprecedented Event Like all artists, designers, scientists, and technicians from the Re-Fream crew, I have been deeply impacted by the consequences of the Covid-19 crisis. As explained in my previous post, I was in a co-creation residency in Austria when the government decided …
Fragments Garments #4 — Exploring Upcycling
Mid-Term Presentation The entire Re-Fream community and all of its artists met in IED Madrid in January to present the advancement of the co-creation projects. This event allowed us to share both our preliminary results and the problems we were sometimes facing. As all teams …
Fragments Garments #3 — Prototyping Start
Switching from Physical to Digital Pattern Making In order to remain coherent with the sustainable production goal, I decided to move away from classical garment 3D fabric-based shape modeling, and traditional pattern making drawn on paper or cardboard to 3D modeling in order to save …
Fragments Garments # 2 — Re-Fream Project
Dear Reader, My Re-Fream’s project finds its roots in the Fragments Garments Research & Design Studio’s previous collection, for which I created a series of seamless modular jackets and coats made of small modules, called ‘Puzzled’ which has been produced in cooperation with FabLab WeMake …
Fragments Garments — Modular Clothing # 1
Dear reader, I’m Elisabeth Jayot, a prospective fashion designer and academic consultant based in Paris. The Research & Design studio, I created in 2017, Fragments Garments proposes a new vision on fashion future at the crossroads of digital manufacturing and circular economy. I create innovative …