I - BAG

The slovenian fashion brand Farandula won the Kastner&Öhler price for best collection at the Assembly design festival in Graz. The winners wre given opportunity to sell their collection in famous Kastner und Öhler mall. The winners were given the opportunity to offer their collection for sale in the famous Kastner und Öhler mall. Farandula invited me to cooperate with them and design a bag collection for their new spring-summer collection. The result of the cooperation was a collection of three special bags with laser cut lace which beautifully complemented Farandula's elegant collection. The press conference and the presentation of the collection took place in Kastner und Öhler mall on 21st of March.

More about the the Intimelle (I-BAG for Farandula) collection soon!

from left to right: Tinka Domjan (marketing director of Farandula, Andrea Krobath (marketing manager of Kastner und Öhler in Graz, me :)  - Neli Štrukelj(designer of I-BAG), Mateja Krofl (designer for Farandula)

Intimelle bag collection (I-BAG for Farandula)

Vlad Tenu is a Romanian Architect based in London. His ongoing research focuses on the integration of computation, science and technology in the architectural design process, involving generative computational methods, digital fabrication techniques and interactive design. Vlad's project "Minimal complexity"   was  awarded the first price in the  »Tex-Fab Repeat competition« .

Along with its aesthetic beauty, technical superiority and elegance of detailing, the proposal was chosen because it employs structural robustness, material efficiency and an inherent logic of assembly. A minimal periodic surface structure is created with the repetition of only 16 different modules. A macro-scaled modular cellular pattern emerges through symmetry that is infinitely expandable and open-ended while becoming differentiated at its edges. Ornament functions as a simultaneous expression of the whole and the part working in dynamic equilibrium.

The pathway from idea in your mind till the final product has never been so short. It's almost like you can

print your thoughts in 3D. Fast and easy. The magic is called digital fabrication. Techniques such as

rapid prototyping, stereolithography and laser cutting enable the production of physical objects

directly from digital models, allowing for new forms and aesthetics of space.

Nervous system design studio uses digital fabrication to create personalized jewellery , by using a

novel process that employs computer simulation to generate designs and digital fabrication to

realize products.

You can either choose a piece from their collection or design your own, personalized piece. It’s simple

and fun. Click on this link and explore your creative potential :)

They work at the intersection of science, art, and technology. They draw inspiration from natural phenomena and then write computer programs mimicking processes and patterns found in nature to create unique and affordable art, jewelry, and housewares.

Nervous system studio released their work online as a series of interactive applets which customers can use to craft their own personalized products. They also release their source code under a creative commons license to encourage others to work in this manner.

This techniques could bring a new organization of the work process in manufacturing and, consequently, alternative models of economy and sustainability. Zoe Romano said: »The main shift of perspective of this new models, is based on the fact that instead of forecasting what the majority of consumers’ would like to wear, and mass produce a limited variety of products on the base of that research, it will be possible to design digital toolkits providing consumers mass-customizable goods (globally) to be produced on-demand (locally): getting rid of the cost of having a stock, a distribution and even leftovers.«

The collection is based on a story about Bonnie and Clyde, who were robbing banks in the thirties of

the last century. Their unique way of fighting the financial crisis inspired people who felt resistance to

capitalist institutions.

Bonnie & Clyde clothes are made from post-costumer and production leftovers of Slovenian textile

companies. An innovative approach offers new ideas and concepts for the creation of environmentally

friendly clothing. The clothing is printed with patterns that play with motifs and symbols of capitalism,

such as bar codes, bank notes and stock indexes designed for the project ¥ € $ ? described in previous

blog. The collection was presented at the Influence fashion show in Koper.