Be-tween
A dialogue between traditional craft and innovative technologies
generative design, personalized clothing, 3D printing
A dialogue between traditional craft and innovative technologies
2015
Be-tween is a collaborative research project by studio Pauline van Dongen, Leonie Tenthof van Noorden, Troy Nachtigall, SLEM Waalwijk and the Technical University of Eindhoven.
It represents a future outlook of the fashion industry, challenging its status quo.
Be-tween manifests itself in a complete outfit for the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science for the occasion of Prinsjesdag. The multi-disciplinary team put together innovating designs pushing the possibilities of wearable tech to the next level.
Photography: Tomas Mutsaers
Innovativetechnologies
Resembling how fashion can be variable and dynamic, the outfit combines traditional craftsmanship with innovative technologies. The dress and shoes are both based on a 3D body scan – created with a generative design software named ‘Grasshopper’. With this software, patterns and structures were developed with algorithms, allowing us to apply the designs on a body scan and to create a made-to-measure outfit. Together with the 3D printed bag and a hat, the outfit shows how the continuous interaction between body and materials creates new forms of expression in which material is no longer static.
Video by Hammond Images