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A digital pattern cutting investigation: Bill Gibb - Open Close Animation

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A digital pattern cutting investigation: Bill Gibb - Open Close Animation

Date: 2024
Medium: Digital: CLO3D and Blender
Object number: FA.2024.145.CC
DescriptionArtist's statement:

Animation description:
This animation showcases a digital model which transforms between a ‘stitched’ and ‘exploded’ format, emphasising the connection of the garment’s flat pattern pieces and their assembled form.

Project description:
This animation showcases a pattern cutting investigation using digital garment simulation technology, CLO3D and Blender, with an archival garment to examine past pattern cutting methods. Focusing on a Bill Gibb artefact, housed at the Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection, the garment was examined and measured over three observations, informing a reinterpretation of the garment’s pattern cutting approach. The project aims to uncover previously hidden techniques embedded in the garment, revealing insights from the past to the consciousness of new audiences.