1. Iris Van Herpen and 3D Printing: The Beginning
Iris van Herpen was already a climbing star in the vogue globe when she offered her 1st 3D
printed clothing piece for the duration of the Amsterdam Style Week in July 2010. A graduate
of the prestigious Artez Institute of Arts in Arhem, she started as an intern for Alexander
McQueen prior to launching her eponymous brand name in 2007. Using outstanding
craftsmanship, uncommon textures and specialty manufactured supplies Iris van Herpen
develop a popularity for innovation by making sculptural items that questioned the limitation
of conventional garments. Notably, her collections are frequently a consequence of
collaborations with a variety of artists from different disciplines such as dancers and
choreographers, visible artists, milliners, shoe designers and architects.
Among 2007-2010, Iris van Herpen presented six avant-garde collections in Amsterdam and
London, the place she obtained higher praises from critics as well as a number of awards.
Her seventh selection "Crystallization" ongoing to build on themes explored in earlier
collections. For this assortment, at the instigation of Architecture Centre Amsterdam, a
collaboration was organized in between Iris van Herpen and Benthem Crouwel Architekten, a
dutch architecture agency. This collaboration resulted in items impressed by water seemingly
frozen in mid-air. Developed with a use of a specifically designed plexiglass-like artificial
substance, these pieces ended up moulded into waves with the help of a warmth gun.
As intriguing as the 'water' parts ended up, " Crystallization " collection will often be
remembered for being the 1st collection in the course of which a 3D printed piece appeared
on a vogue runway. The top is a outcome of Iris van Herpen's collaboration with Daniel
Widrig as well as the 3D Printing firm.MGX by Materialise.
In accordance to Materialise site, in reference to van Herpen's first inspiration for bringing
Quick Prototyping into the globe of higher style and her choice of.MGX, she advised Sabrina
Morrison from Fashionista, "It gambling was an concept from Kaat Debo, director of the
MoMu in Antwerp. There is a good deal of speedy prototyping likely close to, but.MGX by
Materialise is really progressive in what they do. And my patterns are not easy, so I essential
a firm that likes a problem, and they definitely do!"
Daniel Widrig proved a best spouse for the 1st 3D printing collaboration. A London-based
artist, architect, designer and sculpter, Widrig has recognized a status as a celebrity in his
personal appropriate. Before beginning his studio in 2009, he labored for many years with
Zaha Hadid Architects, in which he currently grew to become familiar with implementing 3D
printing to trend (Zaha Hadid developed a 3D printed shoe in 2008). No matter whether by
luck or layout, the assembly of van Herpen and Widrig was a fortuitous one particular for the
fashion globe, as they continued to collaborate for a amount of seasons ensuing in some of
the ideal recognized 3D printed fashions. The outcome of their initial collaboration resulted in
a correct synergy, as it builds the two upon Widrig's previously performs, and van Herpen's

2. esthetic.
The 3D printed top was printed in a single piece utilizing a SLS process. This piece feels like
a normal extension of van Herpen esthetic, continuing to explore the flowing, sculptural
themes central to the brand in a new medium.