The Growth Curve 可變形服裝 by Haiwei Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 金獎 in 時裝、服飾及成衣設計 Competition Category.

金時裝· 2021

The Growth Curve 可變形服裝

by Haiwei Wang

Client: Haiwei Wang

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 時裝 Category

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The Design

About The Growth Curve 可變形服裝

Growth Curve係一件可變形嘅服裝，設計成能夠改變形態，並提供多種穿着方式。魚骨條帶構成支撐骨架，直接縫喺彈性布料上面。交叉條帶產生嘅不均勻力量令布料捲曲，形成螺旋同隆起嘅表面，賦予服裝輕盈透氣嘅立體結構。呢個方法可以喺唔使拼接獨立裁片嘅情況下造出複雜嘅形態。生產過程中產生嘅布料浪費較少，有助支持服裝行業嘅節能減耗。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

The Growth Curve 可變形服裝是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計The Growth Curve 可變形服裝將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。The Growth Curve 可變形服裝激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: According to the principle of mechanics, this work makes the garment structure show 3D structure like "soft sculpture", light and breathable. At the same time, the clothing structure has the function of expansion and deformation, which can provide a variety of wearing methods for the wearer. The waste fabric produced in the process of clothing production is less, which is conducive to promoting the environmental protection and energy saving of the clothing industry.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 400mm x Depth 350mm x Height 1750mm
Tags: Fashion , Sustainable, Wearable Art, Clothing, Garment Design
Production Technology: The main production materials of this fashion design are fishbone and elastic fabric. Among them, fishbone function is the basic framework to shape the overall shape. Elastic fabric is used to wrap the surface and cooperate with the generation of organic form. In terms of the manufacturing principle, the fishbone material is directly sewed on the surface of the fabric, and the concave convex structure produced by the crisscross fishbone is used to drive the fluctuation of the elastic fabric. According to the principle of mechanics, the linear trend combination of supporting materials is designed in advance to make the elastic fabric bear uneven force under the action of fishbone supporting materials, and finally the fabric presents a three-dimensional shape of curl, concave convex and spiral.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part of the creation process of this series lies in the process of transforming the two-dimensional plane pattern into the three-dimensional space structure of clothing. There are uncontrollable factors in this process. In the whole production process, sometimes random and accidental changes of pattern arrangement will bring unexpected structure, and also bring more possibilities to clothing modeling.
Research: This design aims to carry out innovative research and Practice on clothing structure and materials, and further explore the free presentation of organic form in clothing conceptual design. At the same time, we try to create the "one clothing, many clothes" mode by using the deformable structure, so as to innovate the clothing function and reduce the waste of clothing materials. The positive role of green design concept in promoting green design in the clothing industry and its application prospect in the future wearable fashion field are further discussed.
Inspiration: The inspiration of the work comes from the 3D modeling structure with a sense of future technology, and the rhythmic changes are fascinating. Fishbone is used as the supporting frame of the garment, and elastic fabric is used to wrap the surface to shape the overall organic form. It is like ergonomic extension design, flexible and changeable modeling gives clothing more possibilities, and flowing shape brings people sensory stimulation.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2018 in Guangzhou and finished in April 2019 in Guangzhou, and was exhibited in Beijing in May 2019.
Operation Flow: The fashion design works use a variety of innovative structures, thus creating a variety of clothing modeling. The combination of fishbone and elastic fabric makes the garment not only the "armor" to protect the body, but also the second layer of soft skin. The garment manufacturing method can achieve a rapid prototyping for any shape and structure, including complex surface, without splicing to achieve the integration of clothing, and fundamentally achieve the three-dimensional shape of clothing.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Haiwei Wang, 2019
Image Credits: Image #1: Creator Haiwei Wang, The Growth Curve, 2019.
Image #2: Creator Haiwei Wang, The Growth Curve, 2019.
Image #3: Creator Haiwei Wang, The Growth Curve, 2019.
Image #4: Creator Haiwei Wang, The Growth Curve, 2019.
Image #5: Creator Haiwei Wang, The Growth Curve, 2019.