Wires crossed

Kumi Yamashita

Artist inspiration: selected work from Kumi Yamashita.














Dialogue, 1999.
60 rotating head shapes, lit from the side. Casts a shadow on the wall, which gives the illusion of 2 conversing people.
















Lovers, 1998. Aluminium sheeting is used, and when light is introduced it casts a shadow of 2 people .




















Numbers scattered on the wall, and when light is introduced from the right it casts a shadow of a woman on the wall.














Sakura, 2007

Decode: Digital Design Sensations

Digital design exhibition currently showing at the V&A museum. I visited this exhibition to gain inspiration for this project, and found some parts of it particularly interesting. The exhibition is very interactive, communicating with the audience to capture
attention and to engage.

Bit Code: Julius Popp. Constantly moving, much alike a conveyor belt. each part moves so the pattern is always changing, and sometimes spelling out words.





























Weave Mirror: Daniel Rozin.
The weave mirror consists of C-shaped prints
that are placed to give the effect of weaving.
it reflects the image of the viewer using grayscale rotation.

finished dress

Process of subtraction cutting method

Subtraction Cutting

Subtraction pattern cutting, as created by Julian Roberts, is an innovative way of pattern cutting to achieve a garment which differs greatly from conventional garments. It creates shape and volume within the garment, and an interesting silhouette. This method also creates apprehension because it is not always clear how the garment will turn out until it is completed. If 2 people were to use the same method to make the same garment, it is guaranteed that both garments will be different; no 2 garments will ever look identical.
As part of this innovation project, I experimented with this pattern cutting method to create a half scale dress (as shown on the stand, left). Working within a partnership, we combined a plain and patterned fabric which enabled us to see the effect more clearly.

Hussein Chalayan

Inspirational collection by Hussein Chalayan, Blindscape S/S 2005. Chalayan designed this collection as though through the eyes of a blind person. This piece is most inspirational to me; with the mis-matched blazer.

miscommunication

non-verbal communication

”What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.”

disconnected communication

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

communication

communication is

a fragile thing
wires crossed
wires broken
disconnected

communication is
an expensive thing
satellites
rockets
microwaves

communication is
a natural thing
one device
talking with another

communication is
a modern thing
technology
consumer lead

we only seem to communicate these days
we don't talk any more

communication is a fragile thing

Language

One way to define language -

"any system of formalized symbols, signs, sounds, gestures, or the like used or concieved as a means of communicating thought, emotion, etc.: the language of mathematics, sign language, etc."

Design for Innovation

My aim is to research new and innovative design techniques, within cutting, fabric and design. To take a forward approach into science and technology, and explore communication as a powerful method of interaction. I will combine scientific approaches with new fabric innovations, to create a new design process.