With inspiration from Elsa Schiaparelli’s Bowknot sweater, this work investigates
the possibilities to create knitted versions of woven archetypes
with the aim to reconstruct sartorial attires through abstraction in knit.
This is conducted through the exploration of the construction of the suit
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t, with a focus on the layering of fusing to build shape. By adding
different amount of thread in the knit, the work explores possibilities to
create structure directly in the knitting machine, inspired by the technique
used in the Nike Flyknit runner.
The work is abstracted based on the gestalt psychology theory of figure-
ground with the purpose to play with the viewer’s perception of what is
seen. The concept of figure-ground is also further explored within colour.
Based on Carlos Cruz Diez theories of colour and the work titled Couleur
Additive a study to create the perception of the colour grey is made.
The final result is menswear collection visualised in a virtual form made
with the software CLO3D.

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Type

Knitwear, Product Interaction & Technical Innovations

Methods

Knitting

Materials

wool, Viscose, Lyocell

Softwares

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, CLO 3D

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