PANGOLIN DRESS

Pangolin Dress, 2016

Design by ThreeASFOUR and Travis Fitch

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Both of these 3D printed dresses form part of ThreeASFOUR’s ‘Biomimicry’ collection which explores the way in which biological forms and natural morphologies can be replicated in a fashion context with 3D printing. The 3D printed dresses were the first demonstration of Agilus30 material from Stratasys, which has extreme flexibility and durability, and represents a big step forward for 3D printed fashion design.

At New York Fashion Week 2016, Stratasys has made fashion history with two new spectacular 3D printed dresses. Created by breakthrough fashion designers threeASFOUR and Travis Fitch, the 'Pangolin' and 'Harmonograph' 3D printed dresses form part of threeASFOUR's Biomimicry collection. Both were produced with the Stratasys' Objet500 Connex3 3D Printer.

The Pangolin dress, is derived from a signature ThreeASFOUR design comprised of 14 pattern pieces. In this new 3D printed version, an overall skin is created by mixing a variety of interlocking weaves, biomimicking natural animal textures. The Objet500 Connex3 3D Printer’s precision and ability to vary material properties such as rigidity and color gradation, provided the designers with the geometric control to create nuanced, deliberately placed transformations in the membrane’s porosity and flexibility. This also allowed alternating states of transparency and privacy, while accommodating the movement demands of the human body.