Identifying . . .

Looking back throughout my research there are several ideas that I have picked up on. 

Continuous lines. This has developed from the original idea that in the early 20th century nothing was wireless, communication devices were connected by wires, switch boards and manual exchanges. This then lead me to look in to other things that were made up of this idea. Will Scobie's illustrations are created using one line. These illustrations come from a simple idea but look complex. How could this be interpreted?

With this concept in mind I progressed on to looking at other forms of continuation. It got me thinking about the body and the brain. It's weird to think that the whole body is controlled by the brain and that the brain is essentially one continuous line. You can view this by something called a cerebral angiograph. Every ones brain creates different shapes and lines showed by the dye used. Could this dying process be used within a garment making every garment individual to the wearer?

The other main idea I looked at was communication this developed from the original brief that we were given and relates to the first concept I had. I made a 'telephone' out of 2 plastic cups and a piece of string the shapes that create from it gave me ideas on shapes and also got me thinking could communication be featured within a garment?

Overall the key things I have got from my research are . . .

1. One continuous line 
2. Dying techniques 
3. Garments being individual to the wearer
4. Garment being linked to the wearer and there body
5. Communication within the garment
6. Knitting/crochet with one thread
7. Sound produced through the garment
8. Shapes to have a simple but with complex ideas

Knitted innovation in fashion . . .

(http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2003.79.3)

&

(www.isseymiyake.com)

Knitting (the technical) . . .

Woekshops . . .

Subtraction cutting.


One of the workshops that we took part in during this module was subtraction cutting, this was pionerd by Julian Roberts.


Within this workshop we learnt how to create complicated shapes from in essence a simple cutting technique. 


This could be a possible process in which I design around. . . 
Instead of sewing 2 pieces of fabric together to make a 'bag' just use one piece on the fold and make a 'bag' out of that.


You could also use inspiration from Issay Miyake's design 'King and queen' and leave an excess of fabric trailing behind of the subtraction dress.


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Pattern Magic.


The other workshop I took part in was making a Deppari shirt. This workshop was based on Japanese style of pattern cutting.

This style of cutting I don't think is relevant to my designs and concepts as it involves several pieces rather than one. However it was a good experience and has given e food for thought on things that are possible within pattern cutting.

More installations . . .

Transparency . . .

Looking back at my blog I got to thinking about the cerebral aniograms that I previously looked in to. 

This shows you the network in the brain of cerebral cortex which is linked to the nerves in the body. These nerves are the ones that make you move.

Is it possible to undertake this within a garment?

It also got me thinking about x-rays, skeletons and arteries. Bones are all connected in a sequence. If any one bone was missing or out of place the body would not work - breaking the sequence loosing the continuous and free movement that the nerves provide.

this made me think about x-rays though it is not possible to make a garment in to an x-ray machine the proses of changing the skin and muscle from opaque to transparent is something that could be interpreted in to clothing. . .

Intimacy white and black - developed by Daan Roosegaarde, Maartje Dijkstra, Anouk Wipprecht, V2_ Lab (Simon de Bakker, Stan Wannet, Piem Wirtz) and the team of Studio Roosegaarde (Peter de Man, João Carneiro).


The garments are made of electrically-sensitive foils that become opaque or transparent according to alterations in current.


Intimacy black - becomes transparent as someone gets closer.
Intimacy white - varies in transparency depending on the wearer’s own interactions with the dress.


This new technology could be used towards my idea that if you could make skin transparent why not a garment.
This could be taken further by linking the transparency to for example every time the heart beats it will flash transparent.


(Info from http://www.v2.nl/archive/works/intimacy-black)

Artist work . . .

Jean Shin,

(http://www.jeanshin.com)

This artist work does not have the same concept as I do, however the final result does relate to my project.


Though come to think about it she is still showing a way of connecting people through a strand. I like the idea of a web - a web is like a network much like the phones lines in the twentieth century. This could be interpreted in to garments i.e a jumper it could be knitted or crocheted together with a connection line within the jumper.


I would have to look more in to the technology of this . . .  

This installation piece is by Isabel Bergland

This installation piece is by Isabel Bergland.

She knitted a room with built in garments from her previous collections. Each wall weighs 506 pounds it is all free standing, with the centre piece being a knitted tree. 

"If I saw the tree as knitted maybe someone else wouldn't"

It took 14 people 2 months to construct this with size 17 needles. 

(Information and pictures from KnitKnit profiles & projects from knittings new waves by Sabrina Gschwandtner)

I like that Isabel has used knitting to create a 3D form. Though technically she hasn't used one strand of yarn but theoretically it could be done (if you had a ball of wool big enough).

Maybe instead of making something to fit the body I could make something that the body had to fit in to?

Concept boards . . .

Wires . . .

Now going back to looking at the first forms of communication methods. . .


When you are little you are taught how to make a communication device - the good old 2 tin and string.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mansellphotos/4901909875/

How does this work?

Sound waves are created as the air vibrates in response to speech or other sounds. The ear collects these sound waves and converts them into nerve impulses which the brain interprets as sound.
When the string is pulled taut and someone speaks into one of the cans, its bottom acts as a diaphragm, converting the sound waves into longitudinal mechanical vibrations which vary the tension of the string. These variations in tension set up waves in the string which travel to the other can, causing its bottom to vibrate in a similar manner as the first can, thus recreating the sound. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_can_telephone)

I decided to have a go myself. I decided to do mine out of transparent cup as I liked the idea that you could perhaps see the sound waves (this obviously didn't work but I liked the idea).

Could this be transmitted in to a garment or a series of garments that all can be heard by the wearer.

How would you put sound in an outfit?

Continuous . . .

Looking in to continuous lines and connections there are many things that are connected by one line. For example the brain. 

Looking in to the brain and how it is all connected by the cerebral cortex. It's amazing how the body is controlled by what is essentially one continuous wire which then leads to subsequent wires which provide you with life. You can see the extent of this by looking at cerebral angiograms. Using ink this process shows up the network of the wires.  As you can see below . . .

You could use this idea of a network of wires that would essentially would be continuous, that could control the garment - or provide that garment with 'life'.

Illustration is another thing that can be create using just one continuous line. Will Scobie does what I think are really interesting drawings and illustrations.

He has  created a set of icon illustrations for Design House for the NHS.

(http://willscobie.blogspot.com/)

He uses a continuous line to create these simple yet effective illustrations.

Simple OR complex

His illustrations got me thinking - if I only used this one line to create something how and what would I do?

A simple shape with a complex concept or vis versa?

Would I use this line to make the garment?

Could I incorporate the line within the line made garment? 

Thinking. . .

After looking at the japanese's work and Eva Hesse they all have something simular in common . . . Continuous lines.

What else could this be in common with?

30 years of Japanese fashion

  

This is a dress I saw at the Barbican. It consisted of strips of fabric joined together to make the shape and material of the dress. I really like this idea of every thing being connected by strands like the wires in the phone network of the 20th century and the fabric in this dress. Instead of using generic fabric why not create it from this concept?   

This Issey Miyake A-POC - custom collection for men and women. Tubes of fabric are machine-processed and can be cut into various shapes by the consumer. A-POC is an acronym of 'a piece of cloth'.

Progression art - it's not the destination it's the journey.

Eva Hesse

Looking in to wires and connection Eva Hesse's instillation pieces and sketches give thoughts and ideas in to looking at and possible materials to use rather than the the regular woven fabric.

It also gives ideas in to possible concepts such as never ending fabric and different cutting techniques.

Ennead
1966 
Acrylic, papier-mâché, plastic, plywood, string

Addendum

1967

Acrylic, papier-mâché, unknown modeling compound, wood, rope 

 

Untitled
1970

No title
1969
Fiberglas, polyester resin, metal

Right After

1969 

Fiberglass, polyester resin, wire

No title
1970
Latex, rope, string, wire

Start

Communication years was all about wires connecting people.There was no internet, no wireless and if you wanted to speak to someone you had to contact a switch bar to get connected nothing was instant.

Idea!

Right so after much deliberation I have decided to take this project literally. If I have to explore the idea of language and communication then that is what I will do! 


(Well the communication part)

Innovation? . . .The concoction of something new.