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Kinematic Konnection لباس by Anna Vescovi

Kinematic Konnection لباس by Anna Vescovi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award آہنی انعام in فیشن، ملبوسات اور پوشاک ڈیزائن Competition Category.


لوہافیشن· 2022

Kinematic Konnection لباس

by Anna Vescovi

Client: Anna Vescovi

A' Design Award آہنی انعام Winner in فیشن Category

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The Design

About Kinematic Konnection لباس

کائینامیٹک کنکشن ایک ایسا لباس ہے جو لیزر سے کٹے ہوئے ایکریلک ٹکڑوں سے تیار کیا گیا ہے۔ سینکڑوں سنہری جمپ رِنگز ان گول ٹکڑوں کو جوڑتی ہیں جو ایک ایک انچ کے سائز کے ہیں اور دھواں رنگ کی ایکریلک شیٹس سے کاٹے گئے ہیں۔ ڈیزائن کا نمونہ ریاضیاتی حساب سے ترتیب دیا گیا، اور مثالی چوڑائی اور موٹائی کا تعین کرنے کے لیے مختلف نمونوں کو ملی میٹر کی درستگی کے ساتھ آزمایا گیا۔ چمکدار سطح آئینے کی طرح ہلکے عکس منعکس کرتی ہے۔ جوڑنے کا طریقہ حرکت اور وزن کے درمیان توازن قائم کرتا ہے، جو بیلے رقص میں جسمانی خوبصورتی کے غیر حقیقی معیارات کے دباؤ کی طرف اشارہ کرتا ہے۔ یہ باہم جڑی ہوئی ساخت لباس میں ٹکڑے شامل کرنے یا نکالنے کی سہولت بھی فراہم کرتی ہے تاکہ اسے جسم کے مطابق ڈھالا جا سکے۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award آہنی انعام

Kinematic Konnection لباس A' Design Award آہنی انعام کا فاتح ہے، جو ان اچھے ڈیزائنز کو دیا جانے والا باوقار اعتراف ہے جو اچھی طرح ڈیزائن کی گئی تخلیقات سے متوقع پیشہ ورانہ اور صنعتی تقاضوں کو پورا کرتے ہیں۔ آہنی انعام کے فاتحین اپنے تخلیق کاروں کی عظیم مہارت، اعلیٰ تخصص، ماہرانہ فہم اور تخلیقی صلاحیت کو ظاہر کرتے ہیں۔ Kinematic Konnection لباس سے توقع کی جاتی ہے کہ وہ ایک نہایت قدر کی جانے والی، سراہی جانے والی اور عزیز تخلیق ہوگا جو عملی اور جدید ہے۔ A' Design Award آہنی انعام جیتنے والا یہ ڈیزائن صنعت کے بہترین طریقوں کو یکجا کرتا ہے اور مہارت اور ہنر سے جڑی ہوئی قابل تکنیکی خصوصیات رکھتا ہے۔ Kinematic Konnection لباس اپنی باریک بینی کی وجہ سے قابل احترام ہے اور معیار زندگی کی ایسی بہتری فراہم کرنے کے لیے ڈیزائن کیا گیا ہے جو دنیا کو ایک بہتر جگہ بنانے میں مدد دیتی ہے۔

Behind the Design

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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
Optional Image #3: Patrick Cox
Optional Image #4: Patrick Cox
Optional Image #5: Patrick Cox
Film Credits: Patrick Cox

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