Mei Sze Tsang

‘‘ONE DAY A MAN COVERED IN CEMENT SAT NEXT TO ME ON THE BUS, HE SAID HE WAS A BRICKLAYER’’.

"BRICKMAN" IS AN ADVANCED WORKWEAR COLLECTION DESIGNED FOR BRITISH BRICKLAYERS SPECIFICALLY. THE WHOLE RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED IN A CONSTRUCTION SITE WITH A TEAM OF BRICKLAYERS IN WEST LONDON, UK BETWEEN 2019-2020. THE INVESTIGATION INCLUDED STUDYING THE MOVEMENTS OF THEIR BODIES DURING WORK, THEIR WORKING ENVIRONMENT, THEIR WORN WORK GARMENTS, AND SO ON, IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS THAT NEEDED TO BE SOLVED IN THEIR CURRENT WORK GARMENTS. BRICKMAN WORKWEAR WANTS TO BE THE LIGHTEST BUT STILL DURABLE OF PROTECTIVE GEAR.

THIS PROJECT ALSO LOOKED INTO THE FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK. THE BRICKLAYERS I’VE COME TO KNOW SHOWED THAT AS THE TIME CHANGES, THEY ARE WILLING TO UPGRADE. THE DESIGN OF THE BRICKMAN WORKWEAR TAKES INTO ACCOUNT NEW VR BRICKLAYING TOOLS TO PROVIDE COMPATIBLE DESIGN, DEMONSTRATING THE POWER OF THE WORKER’S SPIRIT IN AN EVOLVING SYSTEM.