Cocle 女裝系列 by Bingrou Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 時裝、服飾及成衣設計 Competition Category.

銀時裝· 2021

Cocle 女裝系列

by Bingrou Chen

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 時裝 Category

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The Design

About Cocle 女裝系列

呢個設計由橡膠圈透過一種適合環形物料嘅特殊編織技術製成。佢可以將橡膠圈編織埋一齊成為網狀布料，並將其轉化為可穿戴嘅設計，而唔會對環形結構造成任何損壞，令布料入面所有物料保持完整並可以重複使用。此外，呢種工藝唔需要專業技能同特殊工具，即使係冇任何編織經驗嘅外行人都可以輕易使用。每個人都可以透過呢種方式輕鬆編織自己嘅衣服。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Cocle 女裝系列是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Cocle 女裝系列將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Cocle 女裝系列是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This collection of dresses is totally made from rubber rings by a new weaving technique suitable for annular materials. This technique would not do any harm to annular structure that all rubber rings in the dress are intact and can be reused. In addition, this technique does not need any professional tools or flexible skills that even the laymen without any experience of knitting can use this process easily.
Dimensions & Packaging: The whole collection is 5 look womenswear, size 4.
Tags: Fashion design, rubber ring skirt, new material, weaving process, green design
Production Technology: Ring structure material weaving technique. This weaving technique is different from traditional weaving process as the latter one always use the linear material as the main materials. Rather, this new weaving process is suitable for rubber ring or other ring materials, and during the weaving process it wouldn’t do any harm to the weaving materials as well as needn’t break the ring structure, in other words, all rubber rings in my weaving words are intact，and，all rubber rings in my works can be reused.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge of the project was how to apply a variety of non-clothing materials to the textile and convert them into wearable designs. In addition, how to find and apply these materials is also a very challenging thing. I finally combine these materials in a purely handmaking way by creative weaving process.
Research: This design is aim at breaking the boundary between "clothing" and "non-clothing" materials to find new possibilities in fashion design. In my opinion, the exploration and application of new materials are very important, and, new materials are not only means high-tech materials, but also means materials which can be found in our daily life, such as rubber rings, metal rings and so on. I hope my design is not just a garment but a work of art that can inspire people.
Inspiration: Girls dream to wear beautiful dresses like a stars, however, the high price put them off. Requirement of social etiquette that people should not wear the same dress in many times causes a certain amount of waste. I hope fashion is not just about the elaborate and expensive dresses on fashion shows, but something available to all of us. The goal was to find and use the materials that can be found in daily life, and, convert them into wearable designs and high fashion by an easily weaving technique. It does not require professional skill and special tools that every one can make dress by herself.
Project Duration: The project started in February 2020 in Guangzhou and finished in September 2020 in Guangzhou.
Operation Flow: This technology is suitable for annular structure materials. It can weave rubber rings together to be a reticular fabric and convert them into wearable designs but not cause any damage to the annular structure that all the materials inside the fabric are intact and can be reused. When we dislike this dress, we can take the rubber rings out and knit them into a new garment. In addition, it does not require professional skill and special tools that even laymen without any weaving experience can easily use this craft. Everyone can knit his own clothes easily by this way.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Bingrou Chen, 2020.
Image Credits: Image #No1:Photographer Yiting Li，2020
Image #No2:Photographer Yiting Li，2020
Image #No3:Photographer Yiting Li，2020
Image #No4:Photographer Yiting Li，2020
Image #No5:Photographer Yiting Li，2020
Video：Photographer Bingrou Chen，2020