Kinematic Konnection Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Seaparo by Anna Vescovi

Kinematic Konnection Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Seaparo by Anna Vescovi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Feshene, Diaparo le Mese Competition Category.

TšepeFeshene· 2022

Kinematic Konnection Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Seaparo

by Anna Vescovi

Client: Anna Vescovi

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Feshene Category

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The Design

About Kinematic Konnection Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Seaparo

Mongolo wa Buka: Kinematic Konnection ke seaparo se entsweng ka dikotwana tsa acrylic tse fokolitsweng ka laser. Diring tsa jump tsa gauda tse makgolo di kopanya di-roundel tse lekanyetsang inch e le nngwe ka inch e le nngwe, tse kgaotsweng ho tswa diqweqweng tsa acrylic tse mmala wa mosi. Mokgwa oo o ile wa baleha ka dipalo, mme diphapano tsa mehlala di ile tsa lekwa ho fihla botlelele ba millimeter bakeng sa ho fumana bophara le boteng bo nepahetseng. Bokaonyana bo bonolo bo fana ka diponahalo tse fokolang, tse tshwanang le tsa seiponi. Kopano ena e leka-lekanya motsamao le boima, e bua ka khatello ya maemo a sa utlwahaleng a setshwantsho sa mmele nakong ya ballet. Sebopeho se kopantsweng se boetse se dumella hore dikotwana di ka eketswa kapa di tlosuwe ho lokisa kamano ya seaparo le mmele.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Kinematic Konnection Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Seaparo ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Kinematic Konnection Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Seaparo e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Kinematic Konnection Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Seaparo e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

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
Optional Image #2: Patrick Cox
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Film Credits: Patrick Cox