As we are now facing the most challenging living environments, the epidemic changes the way of our life. Not only have I encountered a precipitous drop in studio usage time, but also the pressure of working alone from home.
Zoom rooms are the new abstract form of garments for me. I have been getting used to the online conversations in the past few months. However, at the same time, I’m feeling more contradiction with real social life. All of these things have made me feel unsure and helpless when it comes to this project. After countless hours of self-convincing, I have decided to turn this disorientation into a source of inspiration for the project.
The constant twisting of the pipeline was also a sign of self-relieving. Whether the spiral expands outwards or tightens inwards, it is a form of self-protection.
Part 1: Tube
Paper origami with twist circles
Jacquard woven fabrics, from two dimensions to three dimensions with polyester boning — 30cm*22cm*22cm,25cm*18cm*18cm, 24cm*19cm*19cm, 24cm*18cm*17cm
Jacquard woven fabrics, from two dimensions to three dimensions with polyester boning — 22cm*17cm*18cm
Part 2: Box
Screenshots of daily digital life with zoom meetings
Dobby loom double cloth design with block setup into six inch wide warps — 15.4cm*20.1cm, 15.4cm*17.9cm
Dobby loom double cloth design with block setup into six inch wide warps — 15.4cm*7.7cm*7.7cm
Digital collage — This collage mainly explained that people would like to stay together and close.
Dobby loom single warp design with crepe yarns — On the top of the images shows the fabrics before the finishing process, it all looks fluffy .After the process with warm water and some finishing liquids, all yarns squeezed together. Before:23cm*23cm, 23cm*40cm, 23cm*30cm, 23cm*20cm After: 17cm*16.5cm, 17.5cm* 33cm, 16cm* 22cm, 16cm*13cm
Jacquard woven fabrics with crepe yarn, from two dimensions to three dimensions with polyester boning.— Same Finishing process for this three dimensions fabric, the results looks less squeezed compared with two dimension fabric. Before:23cm*10cm*10cm, 23cm*18cm*18cm After: 19cm*9cm*9cm,19cm*14cm*14cm
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