Reshape17 finalist, Mingjing Lin and Tsai-Chun Huang showcased during Reshape exhibition at IN(3D)USTRY From Needs to Solution event 2017.
Mixing new technology with traditional craft, the PhD researchers from the RCA, Mingjing Lin and Tsai-Chun Huang, utilise the newest developments in 3D printing and traditional Eastern pleating to create a never-before-seen costumes for an exclusive performance of ‘Farewell My Concubine’ by Beijing Opera singers at the RCA.
This research project examines the future of bringing together 3D printing with pleating and the performance of traditional Beijing opera (or Peking Opera) by creating new pioneering costume. These keep the same shape and form of traditional costumes, but offer more subtlety by using monochrome colours and less embellishment, in keeping with contemporary aesthetics. The 3D-printed parts have been printed using a ground-breaking SLS (selective laser sintering) technique from 3D printers Sinterit creating pleated and woven garments that are as soft and pliable as textiles.
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