Noa Raviv uses grid patterns and 3D printing in fashion collection Israeli fashion designer Noa Raviv has integrated 3D-printed elements into ruffled garments influenced by distorted digital drawings. Noa Raviv printed and stitched lines and grids onto fabrics to evoke images of corrupted 3D drawings made using computer modelling software. "While working on a 3D software I was fascinated by the grid shown on the 2D screen and by the way black repetitive lines defines voluminous objects," Raviv told Dezeen. "I've translated those lines into textiles that creates this sort of optical illusion." Tulle and silk organza fabrics in black, white and sheer tones are layered, ruffled and pleated into voluminous shapes. These embellishments snake over the shoulders and cover the chests of the dresses. Grid-like patterns are warped and stretched across parts of the garments to create optical illusions across the body. Two 3D-printed pieces, formed from ribbed layers of polymer, were created on a Stratasys Objet Connex multi-material machine.
Movie: future tourists could "travel the virtual world" Future tourists could "travel the virtual world instead of the physical" Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: advances in 3D-scanning technology could enable virtual tourism by providing a "life-like experience" of faraway places says architect Pernilla Ohrstedt (+ movie). "In the near future it's really conceivable that we will start travelling the virtual world instead of the physical world, because it will be scanned at such high resolution," she says. "It will give us a really life-like experience of being in that place." Virtual tourist destinations could also be altered or enhanced, Ohrstedt suggests. "Having a virtual replica of the world will let us start inserting things into that world that we design for it, that don't exist in the real world," she explains. The 3D scanning technology already exists to capture the world in extremely high resolution. Such a replica could also allow architects to try out and experiment with new buildings before they are built. More Dezeen and Mini Frontiers:
Bench: Multipurpose By Design A collection best paired with the city dwellers who’ve out grown old utilitarian looks and can no longer bear the thought of forfeiting their stylish ways for mundane functional wear. “Driven by a demand for multipurpose and functional clothing”, Bench have come up with their new functional but fashionable collection geared towards the hectic city lifestyle Ready for the active days though still good enough for a double take, Bench have incorporated a variety of design details that can keep you stylish but still going throughout the day. Thumb holes, reflective trims, adjustable hoods with bandanas as well as flattened anatomic seams for ease of movement are just some of the ways in which they’ve put the practicality back in to fashion. It’s also adaptable in terms of temperature control and multi purpose garments that frequently appear throughout the collection. This collection will be available online and selected bench retailers. Words: Kacion Mayers
From Fashion to Interiors: The Digital Printing Trend - The Interior Collective Digital printing is one of the latest trends rocking the runway. Fashion houses like Helmut Lang, Akris, Zac Posen, and even Valentino have embraced this new method of fabric production because of its versatility and cost effectiveness. Regarding the former, digital printing provides countless opportunities to incorporate imagery into garments and accessories (Take Givenchy’s Rottweiler tote, for example). Additionally, lower production costs not only make the impossible possible, but affordable too! Looks 13 and 25 from Mary Katrantzou’s 2014 Resort collection exemplify the digital printing trend. History of Digital Printing in Design Digital printer in action. Although growing in popularity, digital printing was introduced decades ago; in fact, Elle Magazine reports that the technique was initially used in the carpet industry during the 1970’s. Digital Printing in Interior Design Image: Contemporist Get the Look: It’s All About Imagery Image: H&M Image: Charles de Lisle
The Color Inside / Overland Partners + James Turrell Skyspace Architects: Overland Partners in collaboration with the artist James Turrell Location: The University of Texas at Austin, 2201 Speedway, Austin, TX 78712, USA Architect In Charge: Rick Archer, FAIA, LEED AP Design Team: James Lancaster, AIA, LEED AP; Michelle Stedman, LEED AP; Jim Taylor, AIA, LEED AP Area: 520.0 ft2 Year: 2013 Photographs: Florian Holzherr, Paul Bardagjy, Fernando Ortega Consultants: Datum Gojer Engineers, LLC; HMG & Associates; Hughes Associates, Inc.; Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates; and Matthew Schreiber Client: University of Texas System From the architect. The Color Inside is a milestone in The University of Texas at Austin’s Landmarks public art collection. Located on the roof of the Student Activity Center, the project arose from the student body’s desire for a peaceful retreat at the Student Activity Center (SAC). Turrell’s work challenges the traditional relationship between art as object and viewer.
Brand - Work’N Mode: Fashion Design Contest Challenge accepted. The latest ‘up and coming’ fashion designers from leading Atelier Chardon Savard fashion design school in Paris are creating contemporary workwear during the Work’N Mode competition – proving fashion can meet function. Competing students will use their creativity, passion and new-age ideas to develop workwear garments using CORDURA® fabrics. The competitors will unveil portfolios in Paris at the ExpoProtection Show, November 2014. Episode 1 - Introducing the Work'N Mode Design Contest Episode 2 - Meet the Students Episode 3 - The Designs, Judges, and Winners Contest rules in English and French. Naked artists celebrate World Bodypainting festival in Poertschach am Woerthersee, Austria | Daily Mail Online Event took place in Austrian village, Poertschach am WoertherseeCompetitors from 47 countries flew in for annual festival, which is in its 17th yearIs contest for UV effects and this year's theme was Pop Art By Bianca London for MailOnline Published: 08:42 GMT, 7 July 2014 | Updated: 14:44 GMT, 7 July 2014 Artists from all over the world decorated their naked bodies in an array of amazing colours and intricate designs for this year's World Bodypainting Festival. The artists, who descended on a small Austrian village from 47 countries, helped transform Poertschach am Woerthersee into an explosion of colour and creativity. The event is described as an 'art, music and fashion show' and this year's theme was Pop Art. Scroll down for video An explosion of colour: A model poses in her Statue of Liberty costume at the World Bodypainting Festival 2014 in Poertschach am Woerthersee, Austria Wow! Blink and you'll miss him: The real face is hard to spot in this quirky piece of pop art
Facebook reveals news feed experiment to control emotions | Technology It already knows whether you are single or dating, the first school you went to and whether you like or loathe Justin Bieber. But now Facebook, the world's biggest social networking site, is facing a storm of protest after it revealed it had discovered how to make users feel happier or sadder with a few computer key strokes. It has published details of a vast experiment in which it manipulated information posted on 689,000 users' home pages and found it could make people feel more positive or negative through a process of "emotional contagion". In a study with academics from Cornell and the University of California, Facebook filtered users' news feeds – the flow of comments, videos, pictures and web links posted by other people in their social network. The study concluded: "Emotions expressed by friends, via online social networks, influence our own moods, constituting, to our knowledge, the first experimental evidence for massive-scale emotional contagion via social networks."