After the enormous success of the 3D printed dress for the burlesque model Dita von Teese, Pratt DAHRC researchers Francis Bitonti and M. Casey Rehm, Arnold Chu, Michael Schafler conducted the New Skins Digital + Fashion Research Workshop I.  The latest digital and computational design exploration methods were utilized to extend and integrate the human body exterior to the next stage in fashion.

Guest critics included:

Vito Acconci
Katie Gallagher
Ezio Blasetti
Danielle Willems

Workshop was held between 7/22/2013 – 8/8/2013.

 

The designer Michael Schmidt is interviewed in this video produced by Michael Schmidt Studios.
You can see the 3D printed dress in action in the video worn by Dita von Teese at around 2 mins 44 seconds:

 

The mechanical movement of the dress is shown in more detailed manner in this video taken at Shapeways printing facilities:

3D Printed Dress for Dita von Teese at the Museum of Art and Design Exhibition "Out of Hand"

3D Printed Dress for Dita von Teese at the Museum of Art and Design Exhibition “Out of Hand”

 

Corporate Sponsors for the New Skins Digital Fashion Workshop 2013 Summer:

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Example Work from the Workshop:

The Verlan Dress

The Verlan Dress
Model: N/A
Photo Credit: CHRISTRINI
Hair: Junya Nakashima
Makeup: Chrissy O’Donnell

 

The Verlan Dress explained in the words of Researcher/Designer Keren Oxman:

The Verlan dress was one of the final output for the the New Skins Digital Fashion Workshop.  It was created using 3D anatomical models of the human body, then abstracted hidden lines and vectors (muscles, veins and arteries) into curves that could be manipulated in a 3D modeling environment. The inspiration for turning the body inside out, projecting the interior to the exterior of the body, led to the name Verlan dress; the French slang word refers to reversing the first and last syllables, turning the word inside out.
The entire design was printed on two MakerBots using MakerBot’s new Flexible Filament material, which offers more flexibility than traditional 3D printer materials. The Flexible Filament allowed to produce a flexible, 3D-printed garment that is able to conform the body’s movement when worn. The lower portion of the garment was crafted using the Flexible Filament material from MakerBot.

Participating Researchers: Francis Bitonti, Casey Rehm, Michael Schafler, Arnold Chu, Natalia Roumelioti, Martin Gsandtner, Brynn Trusewicz, Daniel Greifinger, Leonie Tenthof van Noorden, Jennifer Parker, Renee Garcia, Elisa Feng, Andrea Munoz, Louis Lee, Keren Oxman and Itamar Jobani.

One of the major computational algorithms utilized during the workshop is the Multiple Agent simulation, applied onto female body form by researcher Casey Rehm:

More information on the computational algorithm available at Studio Kinch.

Shown below are images of the New Skins workshop in action.  Photos were taken by DAHRC researcher Michael Schafler.