Womenswear
Jonathan Rayson
"Converging the real with the unreal, distilled to the unseen."
“Symbiosis” is the exploration of the symbiotic nature between anatomy and architecture through the lenses of “visible engineering” and tailoring. Distilled and presented through a series of proposed “future systems” of progressive digital tailoring/Virtual Reality showroom-runway presentations and multi-medium collaborations. An ongoing investigation into how during times of isolation, remote collaboration within the digital realm can continue to drive innovation and productivity.
The project examines how the long-established aesthetics of tailoring can be subverted by a sculptural-hyper engineered hand & digital approach. Challenging the notion of the traditional through the convergence of advanced digital technology and hyper modern materials.
This was achieved by networking into other digital worlds, disciplines and work flows:
Collaborating with parametric architects, virtual reality builders/coders and digital footwear developers.
This collective approach was undertaken with the aim of discovering how innovative parametric design, new digital design mediums and coding, cross over construction methods & unorthodox collaborations can offer “new codes” as to how fashion is produced and experienced.
"Initial Process" — Exploring the notion of symbiosis and the "living x-ray".
"3D-Sculpted Panel" — Demi-Couture tailored suit: 3D hyper sculpted & marbled panel, with emulated skin indentation layer, formed to the models body and merged with jacket.
"3D-Sculpted Panel" — Model: Alena Tsar/ Photo: Stoney Darkstone
"3D-Hyper Boned Panel" — Model: MengYao Qi/ Photo: Stoney Darkstone
"3D-Boned/Prismatic" — Demi-Couture tailored suit: 3D hyper sculpted panel, with metal boning aesthetic and prismatic lens. Formed to the models body and merged with jacket.
Virtual 3D Runway Show — 3D Digitally animated runway show produced using CLO 3D.
"Parametric Headwear/Ocular" — Parametric headpiece with modular ocular lens. Designed in collaboration with architect Leon Krykhtin, merging parametric and ergonomic principles.
Parametric Helmet Animation — Parametric headpiece with modular ocular lens system. Designed in collaboration with architect Leon Krykhtin, merging parametric
and ergonomic principles. Glass emulating 3D printed materials chosen for their light refraction properties in motion.
"3D-Printed Glass Helix Heel" — Collaboration with VR footwear specialist Antonio Arocho and RCA Alumni Isabel De La Roche.
"Footwear Capsule Collection" — Footwear capsule collection: a collaboration with VR footwear specialist Antonio Arocho and RCA Alumni Isabel De La Roche. Fully designed and produced remotely in the digital realm, based off initial organically produced last.
"Virtual Reality Experience" — 1:1 scale fully immersive virtual reality environment, based on a replica of the “Hilton Space Station 5” from Kubrick’s classic “2001: Space Odyssey”. Originally conceived and built by Italian architect Erika Bonat and Eugenio Perinelli of the Ximula group. Collectively it was re-imagined and proposed as a “future system”, during challenging times of isolation, in the form of a remotely accessible virtual showroom/show space/gallery hub. Please contact Jonathan Rayson directly for full download of the VR experience.
"360 Interactive VR showroom" — 360 Interactive VR experience, please use your mouse cursor to navigate.
“Symbiosis” is the exploration of the symbiotic nature between anatomy and architecture through a lens of “visible engineering”, driven through a vehicle of progressive tailoring. Distilled and presented through a series of proposed “future systems” of digital tailoring/VR showroom-runway presentations and multi-medium collaborations. With a goal of exploring how during times of isolation, remote collaboration within the digital realm can continue to drive innovation and productivity.