Unflat
waist bag concept
Project Details
Year:
2018
SCHOOL:
BHSAD
Level:
Product design L5
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Project Description
The task was to design and produce a product using only two full flat A4 sheets of any materials. At the same time no glue or tape. The product must be disassemblable and have minimum or zero waste of material.
The chosen materials were sheets of artificial leather and organza. It was interesting to combine completely different types of fabric and explore joining traditional hand sewing techniques and machinery.
The Process
The combination of craft and machinery.
Laser cutting
All cutting was made with laser cut machine. It helped to save the material and treat edges..
Hand sewing
The project based on traditional smocking pattern which was hand sewed. The cord that represents the kumihimo technique is also handmade.
Machine sewing
The sewing machine was utilized to produce the bag.
OVERVIEW
The result of the project is the waist bag that unites both traditional craft and machinery techniques. Despite the limitation of materials, the complete and wearable product was produced.
