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 …
Fashion Design and Reverse Engineering? – Conversation with Guillaume, Sander and Ganit
As part of my research within ReFREAM project, I interviewed Guillaume (Haratech) and Sander (F&T) about the idea of using 3D scanning in the context of fashion design. They were both part of the process I worked on in Linz, Austria, in which I scanned …
Bio-Material Innovation
In the field of textile and material industry, innovation never comes easy. Being a new-material researcher and fashion designer, my mindset has shifted as I am not just designing products but forming an eco-system around my product, establishing a viable solution to sustainable fashion and …
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 …
Digital Vogue – Destinations within Re-Fream
Meeting with Tech Partner Stratasys in Rehovot, Israel; Haratech and Profactor in Linz and Steyr, Austria; and Midterm Presentation in Madrid, Spain Within the past five months, I have traveled to several destinations as part of the co-research of Re-Fream, as the Co-Creation takes place …
3D Printing & Crafts – Hybrid traditional and futuristic techniques by Ganit Goldstein
From Japanese heritage to Additive Manufacturing processes We can learn a great deal about the history of the world by learning about manufacturing processes and how it changed over the years. In past times, crafts had a leading role in the industry of any society. …
Female Bodies – Intimate Health Care
Gynaecological conditions, particularly infections such as Candidal vulvovaginitis (CVV) and Bacterial Vaginosis (BV), are still a significant burden for many women, particularly as these may be recurrent. Statistically, 75% of women suffer from CVV at least once in their lifetimes, and up to a 10% …
From Functional to Relational
Over the last three months I have made several trips back and forth to Berlin, working with the scientists at Fraunhofer IZM. Our goal is to find a material, process, and design combination that optimizes the performance of the textile integrated EMG sensors that we …
Digital Vogue – 3D Printing on Textiles: customized, sustainable, and ready-to-wear
Re-Fream | Digital Vogue – from 2D to 3D | Co-Creation: Co-Define, Co-Research Co-Creation Partners: Stratasys, Haratech, Profactor, University of Art and Design Linz, Department of Fashion & Technology. The last couple of weeks in Linz have been intense. From early mornings until late at …