Archivio per Aprile 2021
ITS 2020 explained episode 19: How to recovery from athletic performance using footwear, by Rebecca Marsden.
Rebecca Marsden is a knitwear designer based in the West of Ireland. She was selected as a finalist for ITS 2020 with her collection “Sole Sok”. Rebecca designed her knitted footwear prototypes considering aerial performers and athletes needing to focus on recovery to maximise their performance, by intense moments of pressure and release. She drew…
Leggi tuttoBuilding the Ark. A webseries, a contest, an event. Every story starts from nothing. But this is not every story.
When we will finally look back at this year, unlike no other our generation has experienced, we will have the opportunity to reset. And we have, at ITS. We felt it wasn’t the right time to hold our customary event. This is the time to build our future, to consolidate the path that is taking…
Leggi tuttoITS 2020 explained episode 18: How to design functional 3D printed walking art, by Yunfei Ma.
Yunfei Ma is an innovative and creative footwear designer. Her works are strongly inspired by the architectural structure, sculptures, and contemporary abstract arts. She is fascinated by the combination of existing footwear manufacturing methods with modern 3d printing technology to create something ‘new’ for the future footwear. Yunfei was selected as a finalist for ITS…
Leggi tuttoITS 2020 explained episode 17: How to translate Jackie Nickerson’s photography into fashion, by Sarah Michal Workeneh.
Sarah Michal Workeneh was selected as a finalist for ITS 2020 with her collection “Between Land and Subject” A series of photos by photographer Jackie Nickerson, entitled ‘Terrain’, inspired Sara’s collection. The series documents a typical working day of farmers from Africa, living traditionally and far away from modernism. The photos respect and value the…
Leggi tuttoITS 2020 explained episode 16: How to explore the no-mind concept in footwear, by Maria Bika.
Maria Bika is an architect engineer and footwear designer, with degrees from the National Technical University in Greece and the London College of Fashion in the United Kingdom. Exploring the materialisation of silence in footwear, by constructing artifacts that highlight the importance of mindfulness in contemporary culture. This is the subject of Maria’s project. The…
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