Second Skins, Malou Beeer, Re-FREAM – FESCH.TV

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The adaptive caring garments of our future healthy and sustainable wardrobe.

In a world that is becoming smarter every day, it is time that our wardrobe starts to adapt to our needs. Within this interdisciplinary research project, we explore garments that adapt to our practical and social needs. Garments that adapt to how much we want to stand out or be less noticeable.

The recent fast fashion movement is based on the desire for quick changes in the wardrobe. How amazing would it be if we could change and customize the colours, patterns, structures, and other properties of our clothing? If we wouldn’t have the constant need for new items anymore, and can simply change the content and attributes of a product instead? This can truly enhance the life span of the pieces we own.

Within this project, we developed a garment that is adaptable on multiple levels. To realise this, we used a modular approach within garment design. Besides the esthetic value, this concept offers new perspectives for future, healthy business models.

Re-FREAM
Re-FREAM is a collaborative and interdisciplinary research project, where selected applicants team up with a community of scientists to rethink the manufacturing process of the fashion industry. Re-FREAM is a pillar of the STARTS Programme (Science + Technology + Arts) – an initiative of the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. For the Second Skins project Malou Beemer was based in hub Berlin and collaborated with the partners: IZM Fraunhofer, Profactor, EMPA and Wear It Berlin.

Credits:

Concept, design, project lead Malou Beemer
Video production & edit Helo Productions
Hair and Make-up Esther de Graaff
Model Danielle Kroon