Art 304 Project Design #5

Design Problem #5: Mathematiques for the Body

Designers: Issey Miyake and Hussein Chalayan

Exhibition:  Making Space at the Institute for Figuring – http://www.theiff.org/

Methods:  Pattern using only fractals (cubes).

Fabrics:  Crisp Natural Fiber / Plain weaves

Silhouette:  Futuristic
Constraints:  working in collaborative teams of two people, sketches generated through exquisite corps minimum repetition of single element minimum of 30 times, garment must cover 60% of the body. Students will be earn points for the following:

• Sources images and Manifesto about your garment 1-3 pts
• 5 flat sketches / 5 swatches of material exploration 1-3 pts
• Pattern making / manila 1-3 pts
• Construction completed garment 1-3 pts
• Blog entries and documentation of work 1-3 pts

My creative and lovely partner Zin and I have been working on ideas, sketches and swatch shopping.

We are women. We are feminine and futuristic. We are women conquering. We are empowered and independent. Women do it all. We demand attention. We are bold. We take center stage. Women!

Art 304 Design Project #4

Design Problem #4:  collapsed constructions

Artist: Margarita Cabrera, Sarah Wagner and Claes Oldenburg, Isable Burgland

Designers: Elsa Schiaparelli, Stephanie Martello

Silhouette: Avant Guard

Fabrication:  knit yardage, up cycled sweaters, t-shirts

Constraints: garments makes references to an everyday object, garment must cover 75% of the body. Students will be graded on the following:

• Source images and poem about your garment 1-3 pts
• 5 flat sketches / 5 swatches of material exploration 1-3 pts
• Pattern making / manila 1-3 pts
• Construction – completed garment 1-3 pts
• Blog entries and documentation of work 1-3 pts

Little Things
Little Stuffs
overlooked
never done

Little Things
always used
always abused
never pondered

Little Things
little stuffs
had enough
come to life

Art 304 Project Design #3

Design Problem #3 GLBT, Entertainment industry, age and income TBD by Designer.  Living in Los Angeles, Atwater Village, Highland Park, Venice Beach.  Needs a garment for awards show.

Students will be earn 1 point for the following:

• Client source images – Post on Blog
• 5 flat sketches / 5 swatches of material exploration (wool and interfacings to be used)
• Pattern making
• Construction – 1/2 muslin
• Blog entries and documentation

Art 304 Design Project #2

Design Problem #2: Dress for an Artist/ Curator living in NYC, age 40-50.  Earns $180,000 per year, attends many social events at museums, galleries and other cultural institutions.
Students will be earn 1 point for the following:

• Client source images – Post on Blog
• 5 flat sketches / 5 swatches of material exploration (wool and interfacings to be used)
• Pattern making
• Construction – 1/2 muslin
• Blog entries and documentation

Art 304 Design Project #1

Design Problem #1:  Blouse / Skirt for a woman ages 25-35, living in Austin Texas, works in music industry and likes to knit in her leisure time.

After rethinking and meeting with my professor, choosing my inspiration, Reba, who is actually from Dallas isn’t so fit for the more liberal Austin. So I choose my first sketch of a sort of casual boho style.