Week 10: Implications and Applications

Status: Documented

27 Nov, 2018

Defination
Turban
A turban is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear by men of various countries. Communities with prominent turban-wearing traditions can be found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa and the South of Africa. Wearing turbans is common among Sikhs, including women. The headgear also serves as a religious observance. The turban is also the traditional headdress of Sufi scholars. Additionally, turbans have often been worn by nobility, regardless of religious background. They are also sometimes donned to protect hair or as a headwrap for women following cancer treatments.

Epaulette
Epaulette is a type of ornamental shoulder piece or decoration used as insignia of rank by armed forces and other organizations.
Epaulettes were originally ornamental shoulder decorations that showed military rank. They have since been adopted as a fashion statement. From the shoulder pteruges of Ancient Rome, to ribbons worn on military coats, the epaulette (taken from the French ‘little shoulder’) was a mark of valour. They can be cut from metal or cloth, but are often gold trimmed with bullion fringing.


Objectives | Tasks at hand

Circular

Turban as a headwear is simply cloth winding with different variations amongst users of different religions, cultures, countries and states that applies in varied ways to both men and women. Sizes, design and style of turban tying vary as per occasion where worn.
The fabrication will happen in-house in fablab and majorly focus on design, crystallisation and 3d printing.
The epaulette's design is trying to solve two issues. The first is to achieve controlled 4d printing. The second is to replicate this if successful on a larger scale so we are able to ship domes/built environments as flat panels. For now, Lets just try and introduce a fashion trend of 4d printed Epaulettes.

Monty (Intern): "Seems simlar to the export analysis Zios does for regional startups" ,
Me: "Yeah, but it only applies if I stop changing my final project idea again and again"

Conversation with an intern

Reffered Links



Development Timeline


  • 1. Design Concept

    1) Epaulettes can be used as per rank of the person where lower or higher rank can have different customised epaulette specific to their field.
    Military design: bands with crystals can be displayed in various uniforms
    2) Company based logo advertisement in fashion shows, these days companies host fashion shows for marketing their products which can take different forms in terms of marketing and fashion shows
    3)A set of two/one Epaulette(s) and a turban can be used for performances, we see very dull and simple costumes in our warrior stories, this product can be a very interative costume for performaces.
    4) Another way of selling it would be to make DIY kits, DIY kits for people able to customise as per their need , Gender, purpose and body type. They can design their own epaulette and even turban in different styles.The reason for stating these is that they define the colour, design, style of the Epaulette.

  • 2. Uses

    Used for:
    1) Achitectural Relief First response housing in times of emergencies 2) Stage shows
    3) Ceremonial relevance
    4) Fashion shows and ramp walks
    5) Uniforms
    6) Architecture

  • 3. Customisation opportunities

    Customisation based on:
    1) Size: Each person has different head shape or shoulder size, therefore Epaulette can be customised based on that.
    2) Gender: Though every thing in the market these days are unisex but the Epaullette has been for reasons unknown majorly existed and worn by males as a mark of honor. My product will be for both males as well as females as it should have been in the society in the first place.
    3) Occasion: Different occasions can define different designs, for example if its for military it will have a tough looking design, if its for someone in wedding, that person will have different design. Am currently designing one for hosted grand dinners by individuals.
    4) Trends: Everyone is well aware of changing trends. Despite that an epaulette and a turban have been coming through ages but have never been modified or noticed to do so. This project will provide freedom to change it with current trends.
    5) Body type: We see extra plus size clothes specially designed for heavy body type, similarly there are lot of variations in the market based on size. This can also be modified based on body type. As an example, if someone is short and wants to look taller, one can have the epaulettes with long cones facing downwards making him/her look taller.

  • 4. Customers

    Its very important to identify my customers, as it will be produced in-house, 1) Designers: Fashion designers, accessory designers
    2) Consumers of fashion trends
    3) Military: as per rank with grown crystals on each bands
    4) Architecture studios and Emergency task forces
    5) Fashion statements for company promotions

  • 5. Production

    In house at Makerspaces: 1) 3D printing on stretch fabric TPU material / conductive material (future iteration) (EPAULETTE)
    2) Textile Scaffolding (Turban)
    3) Crystallisation customised colour scheme, occassion and gender (Generative design)
    4) Electronics: E-textiles with conductive thread/copper tape and LED Packing
    5) Based on occasion by laser cutting and Crystallisation of the company logo(assumption)

  • 6. Marketing:

    Marketing is the key to this product, no one will accept it at first go, so we can start it by promoting in Fab conferences, where we see an international gathering, making a video of it and changing the trends for 4d print enthusiasts
    One of the ways to reach general public is by Selling DIY kits as per occasions.

  • 7. Future:

    I was wondering what could be the future outlook on this product.AR/VR on eppaulette for now is what I can thnk of.
    People can assemble as per their taste of design through an app for selecting tools and making one's own such kit and ordering online

  • 8. Discarding process:

    This is reusable, recyclable and can be made out of scrap woolen threads or 2 way stretched lycra. The interesting part is that this will not be sent in a box but it will be sent as such where customers will see it taking its 4D shape after they follow a simple process.

F.A.Q.

I usually ask the Global team or myself questions relevant to the week's task.I plan to use this section to help me document for our lab's next batch of students important questions and their answers discussed during Global review/Recitation.

Q1) Is there anything like this in the Market?

4D printed fashion accesories packaged flat in my research will be a first for the industry.

Q2) What is the end objective?

If flat panels can be shipped in envelopes via courier, This can be improvised later to solve housing issues during natural disasters as it can be scaled up even at built enviornment level to ship flat homes/domes that take shape on site.