ELEMENT X RONAN LE CREURER
Overview :
Flying, floating, hiding in plain sight Ronan Lecreurer invents contextual sculptures leading to real and imaginary travels. Inspired by images and scientific and literary works, he attempts to develop modular assemblages and compositions in order to re-create, through a mimetic principle, the architecture of great inventions such as Lawrence Hargrave’s kite.
Concept:
Based on the wind element, this collaboration draws inspiration from his flying sculptures, with the flying jacket as the central piece to the collection, engineered to fly.
The project simply encourages having fun, a playful interpretation using one of the four elements, wind. The simple pleasure of playing with the wind requiring nothing more that the very jacket off your own back.
The flying Alder, a practical rain jacket that simply turns into a kite flying experience, wherever you are, so long as that wind blows you are connecting to the planet.
- Involved in Intial Concept Creation
- Intial Stetches/Idea/designs
- Technical File Creation
- Art Placement & Trims Creation
- Fabric + Colour selection
- Fittings & Proto + Production Comment
Lightweight :
One of the biggest challenges was to create a flying art piece that doubles as a wearable jacket. It required meticulous attention to detail to ensure that the jacket remained lightweight without compromising its functionality. We incorporated parachute fabrics, lightweight zippers, and innovative construction techniques to achieve our goal.
Every gram matters :
One of our biggest challenges was to create a flying art piece that doubles as a wearable jacket. It required meticulous attention to detail to ensure that the jacket remained lightweight without compromising its functionality. We incorporated parachute fabrics, lightweight zippers, and innovative construction techniques to achieve our goal.
Design & Development :
The process of Design & Development involved the creation of numerous paper prototypes as well as three fabric prototypes, each carefully refined and bringing us closer to our final outcome.
In the initial stages, we utilized paper prototypes as a means of exploring various design possibilities. These prototypes allowed us to quickly visualize and iterate on our ideas, testing different forms, features, and user interactions. Through this iterative process, we gained valuable insights into the strengths and limitations of each concept, enabling us to refine and improve upon them.
