2021 Bridges Conference

Marina Toeters, Milla Burden, Rob Vogels, Loe Feijs

Artists

Marina Toeters, Fabienne van der Weiden, Jessica Joosse and Loe Feijs

Fashion Innovators and Professor of Industrial Design, respectively

by-wire.net, LABELEDBY., LAURENTIUS.LAB, TU/e

Eindhoven, Sittard

loe.feijs@gmail.com

http://by-wire.net/

https://www.labeledby.com/

https://fashiontechfarm.com/

https://www.tue.nl/en/research/researchers/loe-feijs/

Statement

The artists' motivation is to stimulate innovation in fashion. Not only the innovative use of known principles like tessellations, where mathematics is essential, but also textile and process innovation, next to business innovation (new forms of cooperation). We use for example sublimation printing, foil applications and laser cutting for the construction of the garments. This year's theme is a playful fantasy interpretation of the corona virus in a fashion collection consisting out of six items: a shirt, a corset, a dress, a jeans, a top and a hoodie. We name the collection R=AIR. Playfulness, math, making, aesthetics, dress and creativity help us to stay mentally healthy in difficult times.

Artworks

Image for entry 'R = AIR'

R = AIR

100 x 50 x 50 cm

A selection of woven and knitted knitted fabrics, sublimation printing, foil applications, sewing, locking

2021

Additional info

The R=AIR collection is based on the common pattern, a tessellation of the $TG_1G_1TG_2G_2$ type, like the art of M.C. Escher. It is a playful fantasy interpretation of today's Corona virus. There is one formula, a simple model for the reproduction rate $R$ of a (virus) infection. $R^n\rightarrow 0$ ($0\leq R