Dimensional

By WGSN, 06 December 2010

Research & Reference

Stacked layers

Paper Chair by Mathias Bengtsson

Lilly Heine, Central Saint Martins, MA Graduate

Collection 2010

Danish designer Mathias

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Erosio Chair from Digital Couture series by Hermann

Weizenegger, 2009

Bengtsson mixes digital and

handmade techniques to
create a chair from recycled
paper.
Black-and-white paper is
stacked together, glued and
heat-formed to create a 3D
body, while the graphic
monochromatic patterns
highlight the shape of the
chair.

Lilly Heine uses soft

geometric layers of laser-cut
fabric to create dimensional
garments. Cleverly
mathematically engineered
layers of fabric build the
sculptural form of the
garment, integrating fabric
construction and garment
together.
lillyheine.com

www.danishcrafts.org

Hermann Weizenegger has

developed a technique where
he partners traditional
craftsmanship with new
manufacturing processes such
as rapid prototyping.
Modernising such traditions as
wood turning, in his Digital
Couture series he has created
a range of objects that offer up
a new type of typology, as 3D
optics play tricks on the eye
and have a layered and
stacked quality.
www.hermannaugustweizenegger.de

The Pixel Mould by Julian Bond plays with the traditional process of slip casting and rapid manufacturing.
Allowing the user to become part of the design and production, the mould can be manipulated and
adjusted with the rods to create endless variations in the shape of the final product, which has a 3D
pixelated form.
hotelrca.com/JulianBond

Responsive environments

Seed Cathedral by Thomas Heatherwick for the

British Pavilion, Shanghai Expo 2010

Inspired by a dandelion head,

Thomas Heatherwicks Seed
Cathedral pavilion for the
Shanghai Expo 2010
combines 60,000 fibre-optic
rods pierced into a wooden
structure that gently move in
the wind like a lightweight fur,

Inspired by the Mimosa family

of plants which change
kinetically to suit their
environmental conditions,
Jason Bruges has created an
interactive artwork using
Philips Lumiblade OLEDs,
which have a flat-to-3D
surface typology.
The paper-thin lights
represent the delicate petals
of flowers, and open and
close in response to
movement and light.

Mimosa by Jason Bruges

Studio for Philips
www.jasonbruges.com
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Sprout I/O by Marcelo Coelho and Pattie Maes at

MIT

Developed by scientists at MIT,

research project Sprout I/O is a
kinetic fur that uses embedded
electronic sensors within a soft
textile interface to capture
movements through physical
touch, with each strand picking
up information and responding

and give the building a

dynamic, animated quality.

to environmental changes.
fluid.media.mit.edu

en.expo2010.cn

Manipulating structures

Pixel Slip Casting Machine by Julian Bond

Warped Tapestry by Chlo McCormick

The Pixel Mould by Julian

Bond plays with the traditional
process of slip casting and
rapid manufacturing.

Warped Tapestry by Chlo

McCormick combines
traditional tapestry weaving
with innovative material
technology.

Allowing the user to become

part of the design and
production, the mould can be
manipulated and adjusted
with the rods to create
endless variations in the
shape of the final product,
which has a 3D pixelated
form.
hotelrca.com/JulianBond

Experimenting with threedimensional weaving, she has

developed 3D nylon lasersintered warps, which are
then woven by hand, creating
a new dimension between a
textile and a product.
chloemccormick.blogspot.com

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