Metabolism Dress
“Imagine standing in front of your closet and you can not only choose whether you’re going to wear a black or colorful outfit today, but also what fragrance you’re going to wear.”
Metabolism is a transdisciplinary project that aims to show the process of biomaterial development and the new possibilities it creates in the design process. When designing biomaterials, the designer takes a step back and begins the design process by planning and designing the materials. The metabolism dress is a result of 3 years experimentation with biomaterials. The designer created more than 200 samples in her home laboratory and decided to design the first prototype of a dress, the metabolism dress. The name of the dress was inspired by the shift in our society, which is happening right now, where people want to know more about how the products are made, and what are they made of. This dress was created in collaboration with the SNUD Niche Perfumery. The fragrance used is the Syn.ergy. from Scentologia.
Creation process: The first step was to design and create the fabric in the designer`s home laboratory. While creating, the fragrance was infused in the material itself. After some days of dehydration, the fabric was laser-cutted and the small applications were sewn together by hand.
Photographer: Magdalena Chan
Model: Cat Jimenez
