Kinematic Konnection Iṣẹ Aṣọ by Anna Vescovi

Kinematic Konnection Iṣẹ Aṣọ by Anna Vescovi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àṣà Ìmúra, Aṣọ àti Ẹ̀wù Competition Category.

IrinÀṣà Ìmúra· 2022

Kinematic Konnection Iṣẹ Aṣọ

by Anna Vescovi

Client: Anna Vescovi

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Àṣà Ìmúra Category

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The Design

About Kinematic Konnection Iṣẹ Aṣọ

Ọrọ Iwe: Kinematic Konnection jẹ́ aṣọ tí a fi àwọn ege acrylic tí a gé pẹ̀lú ina léésà ṣe. Ẹgbẹẹgbẹ̀rún òrùka wúrà ni wọ́n fi so àwọn yíyí wọn tí ìwọ̀n rẹ̀ jẹ́ ìnṣì kan ní ìbú àti gígùn, tí a gé láti inú aṣọ acrylic aláwọ̀ èéfín. A ṣe ìṣirò àpẹẹrẹ náà nípa ìṣirò-ìsedale, a sì ṣe àyẹ̀wò onírúurú àpẹẹrẹ dé ìdájú milimita láti fi ìdí ìbú àti ìdí ipọn tí ó yẹ jùlọ múlẹ̀. Ojú dídán náà máa ń fi ìtànṣàn kekere hàn, bí i dígí. Ìsopọ̀ náà ń mú ìwọ̀n gbígbé wá ní ìdọ́gba pẹ̀lú ìwúwo, tí ó ń tọ́ka sí ìtẹ̀wọ́gbà àìṣèdájú ti àwòrán ara nínú ijó ballet. Ìtòlẹ́sẹẹsẹ tí a so pọ̀ náà tún ń jẹ́ kí a lè fi àwọn ege kún un tàbí yọ kúrò láti ṣàtúnṣe ìbámu rẹ̀.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

Kinematic Konnection Iṣẹ Aṣọ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Kinematic Konnection Iṣẹ Aṣọ yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Kinematic Konnection Iṣẹ Aṣọ nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.

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