Arid Handbag

Arid Handbag, 2020

Design by Julia Koerner

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The Arid Handbag designed by Julia Koerner is part of the research “Digital Vogue – Between Organic and Synthetic Processes”. This research focused on digital processes from 2D to 3D for nature-inspired geometries; and the connectivity and adaptability of textiles with multi-color 3D-printed parts; with an underlying focus of material efficiency and sustainability.

The design process is driven and inspired by imagery of natural artifacts with a juxtaposition of oceanic and arid environments. The digital design is 3D printed in an innovative way, without any support material and directly on sustainable fabrics and in multicolor, creating an enigmatic visual effect when the bag is worn. The handbag is part of the Arid Collection. We used the 3DF Polyjet printer by Stratasys.