hacking infinity

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Philip Beesley Architect Inc. , Iris Van Herpen 

Contribution:
material production in Toronto, Canada 

Project Location:
Paris, France

(images AND DESCRIPTION courtesy of Philip Beesley Architect Inc)


Hacking Infinity continues the longstanding collaboration between Iris Van Herpen’s haute couture collections and Philip Beesley’s immersive near-living sculptures. Their combined work debuted as part of Van Herpen’s Fall-Winter 2015-16 collection on March 10th, 2015 at the Palais de Tokyo for Paris Fashion Week. Critics widely acclaimed the “black garden of fractal like geometries.

The elemental components and assemblies extended Hacking Infinity’s poetic exploration of the concept terraforming; the creation of synthetic terrains, even new planetary surfaces.

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These new fabrics form a bridge between haute-couture and ready-to-wear production, opening new industrial possibilities for transformed clothing.

Hovering, halo-like meshwork fabrics imply new auras that extend the boundaries of human bodies.

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