S E T A E
Designed by JULIA KÖRNER | JK Design GmbH 2019
For Chro Morpho Collection by STRATASYS
Printed on Stratasys J750TM 3D printing system
The research explores digital setae pattern design and multi-color 3D printing on fabric, inspired by microscopic butterfly wing patterns. Butterfly wings are made up of membranes which are covered by thousands of colorful scales and hairs, plate-like setae. Photographs of the Madagascan Sunset Butterfly wing setae are digitized into an algorithm which translates the color pixels into 3D bristle patterns which correspond to the form of the garment design. The digital designs are 3D printed in an innovative way, without any support material and directly on fabric. The relation between the colourful rigid setae and the flexible fabric create enigmatic visual effects when the garment is in motion.
Designer: Julia Koerner | JK Design GmbH
Director of Operations: Kais Al-Rawi
Design Team: Eunice Han, Chenming Jiang, William Qian
3D Printed by: Stratasys
Creative Director Stratasys: Naomi Kaempfer
Photography: Ger Ger
Video Director & Producer: Maximilian Haidbauer
Cinematography: Blair Madigan
Music: Viramaina ‘Lights’
Model: Amelia Grace Zerbe
Model Agency: Freedom Models LA
Makeup: Sara Tagaloa
Hair: Tiago Goya
Part of the exhibition "Design for Different Futures" at the PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, US