This crossover explored the dialogue, which exists, between architecture and fashion by looking at a diverse range of architecture, art and fashion projects. The discussion addressed the politics of fabric, patterns, transformable fashion and the new emergent field of body architecture.
I hereby leave you with some images and videos from the session’s archive.
Wrapping Reichstag by Christo and Jeanne Claude.
“Textiles, both literally and metaphorically, offer uniquely fluid, flexible and infinitely adaptable ways of questioning, examining and solving some of the challenges that face us. This powerful agency is more valuable and vital than ever before as these challenges become increasingly complex.”
The Concrete Tent. Susya, Palestine.
The "Wearable Dwelling", a coat for refugees that turns into a tent. For more information, click here.
Transformable Fashion: a show by Viktor and Ralf, 15/16.
Patterns produced by Cecil Balmond.
"and, by this means, spinning of wool and knitting of stockings, which they do better here than anywhere in my tour (Aberdeen excepted), has of late greatly increased, and is daily increasing. The fabric of these goods is of excellent quality, and find ready sale."
To read more about the story of Sanquhar knitting, click here.
3D printing in fashion by Iris Van Herpen.
Body Architecture by Lucy and Bart. For more information, click here.
