T05
FW Concrete 2022
Concrete, Garment
Material experiment
Textile design
October - November 2022
Group: Yasmine Hassan, Jack Dumala, Yijing Huang
Contrete experiment, Sewing
Abstract
FW Concrete 2022 was the result of a series of material explorations involving concrete as a primary medium. Widely considered one of the oldest building materials in modern history, concrete is oftentimes associated with very specific, somewhat limiting traits–rigidity and strength, but also coldness and brutalism.
In playing with its composition and ingredients (which, in typical applications, consists of a 1:3:2:1 ratio of portland cement, gravel, sand, and water), FW Concrete 2022 takes these associations and flips them on their head. Here, concrete is turned “military-inspired high fashion” and made somewhat flexible, all the while retaining its original protective properties.
This project trys to connect concrete with ‘clean’, ‘glossy’, ‘lightweight’, ‘flexible’, ‘colorful’, ‘wearable’ and other traits people hardly associate with this material.
This piece was exhibited at the 2023 RISD Graduate Industrial Design Biennial, during March 17-April 9, 2023.
This piece was exhibited at the 2023 RISD Graduate Industrial Design Biennial, during March 17-April 9, 2023.
Topic: Contrete as protection
Phase 1: Ingredients + Composition
Concrete is a combination of PORTLAND CEMENT (1): GRAVEL (3): SAND (2) : WATER (1).
At the beginning of the project, different material were used to replace a certain component of the concrete.
At the beginning of the project, different material were used to replace a certain component of the concrete.
Phase 2: Application Methods
In the second phase, we thought about keywords that are the opposite of concrete. We then investigated how concrete can be used.
The design direction shifted to making wearable with clean and colorful concrete.
Phase 3: Wearable Concrete Textile
1. How to wear concrete?
---Connecting small pieces with
fabric? wires? grids? vacuum forming?
Textile ideas
2. What kind of concrete aesthetics?
---Opposing traits of concreteclean? colorful? lightweight? glossy?
Concrete is a combination of PORTLAND CEMENT (1): GRAVEL (3): SAND (2) : WATER (1).
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Concrete is a combination of PORTLAND CEMENT (1): LARGE PARTICLES(3): SMALL PARTICLE(2) : WATER (1) + Color.
a) Colorful concrete with smaller particles
Cenemt with colorful mica powder+Large beads+ Small beads+ waterVery different from how people usually perceive concrete.
b) Clean contrete + Stones
Cement with white mica powder+ decorative stones+ white sand+ waterWhite concrete gives a clean feeling. With decorative stones, the piece has the potential to become jewery.
c) Clean and lightweight concrete
Cenemt with white mica powder+Foam pieces+ white sand+ waterVery lightweight, Can be used as decorative parts such as belts and buttons.
d) Non crack concrete
The previous concrete + resin coatingPrevent cracking and chipping effectively.
3. What type of garment?
---Simple shape outfit
Final design
