Wearable Architecture

Read today’s standout stories redefining design at Parametric Architecture!

For today’s edition, we’ve got a bundle of interesting articles, insights, and trends just for you. Let’s take a look:

  • Fashion and architecture are increasingly collaborating, with designers like Zaha Hadid and Iris van Herpen merging structural design with wearable art.

  • Joshua Harker's 3D-printed "Quixotic Divinity" headdress combines art, technology, and haute couture high fashion.

  • Innovative designers are revolutionizing fashion by integrating technology, from AI-driven designs to sustainable materials, reshaping the industry.

  • The "HeartbeatDress" by Anouk Wipprecht is a 3D-printed garment that visually responds to the wearer's emotions, merging fashion with biometric technology.

Fashion is architecture: It is a matter of proportions.

Coco Chanel

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Fashion & Architecture: 5 Iconic Collaborations Every Architect Should Know

The intersection of architecture and fashion often manifests as footwear or handbag designs, runway shows, set designs, and, frequently, retail stores. Here are the five most iconic collaborations made in recent times.

3D-printed “Quixotic Divinity” headdress by Joshua Harker

Inspired by traditional Native American, Latin American, African, and Asian headdresses and rituals, Quixotic Divinity reveals the wearer’s identity as a flying bodice, indicating the spirit’s independence from the body.

10 Fashion-Tech Designers Revolutionizing The Fashion Industry

This article compiles a list of 10 fashion-tech designers redefining the fashion industry by their pioneering projects.

The 3D-printed Emotive Garment, HeartBeatDress

The 3D-printed Emotive Garment, ‘HeartBeatDress,’ by Anouk Wipprecht, in partnership with a top crystal manufacturer combines haute couture aesthetics with digital technology that investigates behavioral, neurological, and emotional states via sensory engagement.

This Weekend! Parametric Intelligence 2.0

This 4-session workshop demonstrates how Studio Tim Fu uses AI and parametric design to transform architectural concepts into real-world designs. The workshop is scheduled for May 17,18 & 24, 25, 2025.

Blueprints in Motion: From Maya to Unreal Engine

This workshop teaches participants how to create interactive, real-time parametric design systems using Maya, Grasshopper, and Unreal Engine. The workshop is scheduled for Jun 21 & 22, 2025.

Setae, A 3D Printed Wearable By Julia Koerner Inspired By Butterfly Wings

Inspired by tiny butterfly wings, Setae is a 3D printed fashion design project investigating digital setae pattern creation and multi-color 3D printing on cloth.

Dive into the futuristic underwater wonderland: Siyun Huang’s Kinetic Fashion Collection

The outfits are crafted using acrylic and gradient blue organza, creating shapes that are reminiscent of marine life and the softness of ocean waves.

Kinematic Petal Dress Knitted by Jessica Rosenkrantz’s Nervous System

Rosenkrantz’s Kinematic Petals Dress takes an enigmatic inspiration from the quote ‘Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic’ by Arthur C. Clarke.

Combining technology and fashion: Two polymorphic robotic garments by Ying Gao

The work of Ying Gao is a critic of the deep transformation of the world we live in and possesses a radical critical dimension beyond technological innovation.

Artefacts of Growth: Biomorphic Structures in Cinema 4D

This workshop teaches architects and designers to create organic, parametric designs and renderings using Cinema 4D and Corona Renderer. The workshop is scheduled for Jun 21 & 22, 2025.

Scripting Forms: Grasshopper3D & Blender

This workshop focuses on creating and applying design languages using Rhino Grasshopper and Blender 3D Geometry Nodes. The workshop is scheduled for Jun 14 & 15, 2025.

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