AN AWARD WINNING DESIGN
SAMURAI SILENT DRAGON
3D printed costume | 3D scans | Portable Design | Organic sculpting | Outsourced online | Assembled in three weeks
Competition: The World of Wearable Art
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Project Name: Samurai Silent Dragon
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Description: This garment was designed entirely on a laptop.
The concept was; 'Can i outsource all parts and files of the 3D design to companies worldwide to produce the parts?'
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The answer was YES.
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I received them back and simply 'snapped' them together'
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Concept:
This garment was designed entirely on a laptop. The concept was; 'Can i outsource all parts and files of the 3D design to companies worldwide to produce the parts, recieve them back and simply 'snap' them together'
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The answer was YES.
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Result:
This is an award winning costume design. It won:
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New Zealand Design Award.
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A permanent part of the World of Wearable Art collection. It has been on display in the World of Wearable Arts Museum in Nelson, and part of an internationally travelling exhibition.
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Numerous media articles, newspapers and even radio talks have acknowledged the design.
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ANZ VIP event
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Technologies and process:
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This garment was created by 3D modelling to a 3D scan model.
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It was then 3D printed, and assembled within an impressively short time window.
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This garment included 3D printed masks, hand and foot pieces which conform to the body.
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The fabric was simulated around the 3D scan, and patterns were acquired from the model. These were sent away for cutting and assembled.
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Photo credits: World of Wearable Arts
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