R=AIR

How playfulness, math, making, aesthetics, dress and creativity help us to stay mentally healthy in difficult times.

Hosted by Loe Feijs

This project is now archived and was part of DDW21

This project is part of
FASHION, WEARABLES AND TEXTILE INNOVATION

R = AIR, woven and knitted knitted fabrics

The project is teamwork by Marina Toeters, Milla Burden, Rob Vogels, Loe Feijs. We like to stimulate innovation in fashion. Not only the innovative use of known principles like tessellations, where mathematics is essential, but also textile and process innovation and new forms of working together.

R = AIR

Each R=AIR garment is based on a tessellation of the TG1G1TG2G2 type, like the art of M.C. Escher. It is a playful fantasy interpretation of today's Corona virus. There is one formula, a simple model for the reproduction rate R of a (virus) infection. R to the power n goes to 0 (if 0≤R<1), so if R is lower than one, the number of cases goes down. Other symbolic messages embedded in the pattern embrace the advise of the Dutch and other governments to keep safe distance. The tessellation was made using the Oogway library created by Dr Jun Hu of TU/e (proceedings Bridges 2013). We thank Semra Aras, Jacq Burden & Nina Welters for their help and support.