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6. Computational Couture

Research & Ideation

Armoured Skin

Cover Art/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Cover Art/Photoshop

For my computational couture assignment I was inspired by “Armour”. There are many modular forms found in nature that act as procetion like armour.

My goal was to create a 3d printed fabric sample that would mimic the structure of Armoured skin.

Inspiration Page/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/inspo/Moodboard

I would be experimenting on lycra which is a great material for mimicking scale like fabric when printed on with TPU because of Lycra’s high elasticity properties.

Material properties Lycra/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Lycra/properties

I researched similar concepts online and found some interesting results using various bases and shapes that would mimic protective skin and tessellated mesh forms created through 3d printing.

3d Printed Fabric inspo pictures/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/3d Print Inspo/pictures

Object Formation-Blender

I wanted to come up with a single shape/form that would act as a scale to repeat in grid form for printing. I used blender to create my SVG file.

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Blender/Objectformation  

Subvision Surface

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Blender/Subdivision Surface

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Blender/Objectformation

Grid Instancing

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Blender/Objectformation

Geometry Nodes

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Blender/GeometryNodes

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Blender/Grid/Geometry Nodes

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Blender/Grid/Geometry Nodes

Exporting STL File

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Blender/Grid/Geometry Nodes

Printing

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Ultra Maker Cura/Software

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/3d printing materials

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/3d Printing

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/3d Print Sample

Results

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/3d Print Sample

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/3d Print Sample

Suggestions/Imporvements

Although I was happy with my initial results having 3d printed for the first time, I felt that could attempts some improvements .

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/PLA Sample

I used PLA this time Stretching the Lycra in only one direction to see if the elasticity would create the scaled effect I had envisioned.

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/PLA Sample

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Carlos Roque Architect/Fusion

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Carlos Roque Architect/Fusion

Blender/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Amoured Skin Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Carlos Roque Architect/3D Printed Textile

Video

Computational Couture/Ndeyfatou Ceesay/Carlos Roque Architect/3D Printed Textile/Biolab Lisboa