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 #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 …
APeel-New Collection
Our design brings revolutionary concepts into reality, a perfect combination of technology and aesthetics, products featuring circular design and sustainability. Focusing on one of the key factors in our design, sustainability, we introduce our independent-developed material ‘APeel’. APeel is a bio-material that utilises the seemingly …
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 …
SUSTAINABLE TEXTILES AND FASHION WEBINAR
On Tuesday 23. June2020 at 17:00 h CET +2 (Spain), Aitex is hosting the third Re-FREAM online webinar. Stakeholders from the technology and fashion industry are invited to join the Re-FREAM artists and scientists during the 90 min webinar. Our goal is to connect you …
Marinero – 5
*3D animation – *Archi-Filament Aitex Jaime Gonzalez from Aitex wrote a summary based on interview questions: Can you explain what exact materials are used to create the Archi-Filament? Explain per yarn and filament: Monofilament Elastic yarn: is a thermoplastic polyurethane synthetic fiber. Multifilament1: PLA Polylactic …
KEY POINTS of LEBIU – Hub Valencia
In this article, I explain what are the main values of my project. During the co-creation process, I was able to cover various socio-environmental areas that had been left apart in the presentation of the concept at the beginning of Re-FREAM experience. I tried to …
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 …
