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25APR 2014

3D PRINTED TOP / Lim Kae Woei and Elena Low

Posted in Design - Fashion by * FORMAKERS

Lim Kae Woei and Elena Low, of Melbourne based XYZ Workshop, have been awarded the top prize in an international 3D printed fashion competition.

The competition called for pieces that were sustainable and inspired specifically by water.

After further research on water technologies, they were intrigued by the creation of hydrogen by water hydrolysis, and how clean energy can be harnessed from water.

They then expressed this through the design of the top, which alternated between solid and open spheres.

The open spheres create a lace-like fabric, contrasting between the solid and transparent pieces.

The silhouette of the top is very similar to the traditional Chinese cheongsam, thereby juxtaposing modernity through technology and tradition.

To create the pattern, the designers started by making a 3D scan of a tailor’s mannequin.

Then, they created another 3D point cloud of the mannequin using a Kinect Sensor, which was used to make the mesh from which they based their geometries.