Kinematic Konnection Prenda by Anna Vescovi

Kinematic Konnection Prenda by Anna Vescovi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Moda, Indumentaria y Prendas de Vestir Competition Category.

HierroModa· 2022

Kinematic Konnection Prenda

by Anna Vescovi

Client: Anna Vescovi

A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Moda Category

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The Design

About Kinematic Konnection Prenda

Kinematic Konnection es una prenda confeccionada con piezas de acrílico cortadas con láser. Cientos de anillas doradas unen roldanas de una pulgada por una pulgada, cortadas a partir de láminas de acrílico de color humo. El patrón se calculó matemáticamente y se ensayaron variaciones de muestra con precisión milimétrica para determinar el ancho y el grosor ideales. La superficie brillante devuelve reflejos sutiles, muy similares a los de un espejo. El sistema de ensamblaje equilibra el movimiento con el peso, en alusión a la presión que ejercen los estándares poco realistas de la imagen física en el ballet. La estructura eslabonada también permite añadir o retirar piezas para ajustar el calce.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Hierro

Kinematic Konnection Prenda ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Kinematic Konnection Prenda sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Kinematic Konnection Prenda es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Kinematic Konnection garment is comprised of laser cut acrylic pieces, deliberately designed to parallel the weighted nature of the ballet industry and the struggle of fitting unrealistic cosmetic standards of physical image. The garment pattern is constructed mathematically in the Adobe Creative Suite, meticulously comprised of intentional juxtaposition. Unlike the flow of fabricated textiles, this garment pushes technical boundaries through contrast of kinetic freedom and restriction.
Dimensions & Packaging: Acrylic roundels measures 1"x1", cut from four 12"x18" sheets. I'd calculated 30 excess roundels in the event of additive alterations for length or width of the garment if necessary. Inclusivity is an underlying theme; with joinery, one size fits all with customized additions or reductions. With fabric, there is often little room for a one-size-fits-all ability when tailored for traditional measurements. This garment computes 3.5' in length & 2.8' in hip width, made specifically for our model.
Tags: kinetic, garment, structure, fashion, reflection, textile, acrylic, lasercut, material, innovation
Production Technology: Adobe Suite files were digitally arranged to include roundel shapes with interior hole dimensions. Sample variations were created in order to arrive at the ideal width, size and thickness for the garment pattern. Sample considerations were paired down to the millimeter with the best result selected for the final cut. The finalized template is then laser cut into individual pieces from a 12"x18" "smoke" colored acrylic sheet, prepared to be joined with hundreds of assembled gold jump rings.
Design Challenge: One of the greatest challenges were the mathematical calculations of this garment. Following several laser cut test prototypes, I'd noticed the heat of the laser beginning to warp the acrylic towards the end of the job. Calculating the distance of the joinery holes from the edge of the roundels, the ideal mm width of the jump rings, warping preventions, the exact amount of acrylic sheets needed with safety excess and the mathematical alterations for the model's dimensions was a tedious task.
Research: A second career in design opened my eyes to the extent of traumas contingent on what psychologists call "mirror-gazing." Research on Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) stems from studies with the British Journal of Clinical Psychology, medical podcasts and discussions with doctors at Boston Behavioral Medicine. Mirror-gazing is an almost unavoidable complication, ingrained as unrealistic standards of living. Social research includes interviews with Simon Biles, Laurie Hernandez and Kathryn Morgan.
Inspiration: This garment, part of my senior thesis, is inspired by the 15 years I'd spent dancing under international ballet companies. Dancers in training dedicate 75-80% of their waking lives to mirror-gazing. Over 28,000 hours of my own life have been spent analyzing my reflection. Textiles' reflective materiality conveys physical and emotional confinement. Scandinavian principles of minimalist craftsmanship lay the aesthetic ground-work for this garment, voiced through appreciation of textile design.
Project Duration: This project began in Georgia, USA in May of 2021 and was completed three months later at the end of the summer. It was then captured in-studio at Savannah College of Art & Design's Adler Hall.
Operation Flow: One of the most captivating elements of this garment is its play of light; the glossy surface returns subtle reflections, just as a mirror would. Kinematic Konnection balances fluidity with weighted restriction; joinery techniques serve as the metaphorical juxtaposition between freedom and confinement. The purpose of this garment is to provoke an awe-inspiring allure of constructed elegance imagined from heavier subject matter of mirror-gazing.
Team Members: Garment/Art Direction: Anna Vescovi
Photography & Editing: Patrick Cox
Photography Assistant: Emerson Scheerer
Talent: Chloe Hill
Image Credits: Image #1 : Patrick Cox
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Film Credits: Patrick Cox