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Ali Zamiri For CAMPER 2017
I’m a designer with versatile skills and many interests. I like to follow an empathetic approach in my designs to add a striking feature to my works, which makes an emotional bond with the user. Coincidentally, I always consider functionality and practicality in my making process. I believe successful product designs have been built on a strong empathetic context.
‘KOMOREBI’ Dynamic Lighting Textile Panel Master Thesis Project
please check the link for the the panel: https://vimeo.com/213409558
For my MA final project, I decided to study development and integration of optical fibers into jacquard-woven textile structures. The aim was to create luminous textile panels that present dynamic lighting. The characteristic of light on the panels create an effect that resembles to movement of sunlight when filters through leaves of a tree. This concept is inspired by a Japanese word called ‘Komorebi’. The application of the panel is to make complementary lighting for interior living spaces. That is due to the fact that an interior lighting system that resembles natural ambient lighting, affects human’s mental and physical parameters positevely and thus elevates general sense of well-being. Luminous textile panels
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The dynamic lighting effect is created by utilizing textile structure and lighting system that illuminates the optical fibers. To understand the dynamic character of light in this project, please check the link above. Technical University od Denmark provided the project with optical fibers and guidance.
NOCTURNAL Material Development for Night Boots, Assigend by Vanity Fair Corporation please check the link for the eo presenting the panel: 2017 https://vimeo.com/236710744
This project is the result of VF summer school project at Aalto University. During this course we had the task of developing new materials for Timberland footwears. We had the opportunity to recieve guidance and feedbacks by VF Innovation Center in Dover, US. I developed two concepts for this project. The first one is called Nocturnal. This concept presents boots for the ones whom are ready to hike the night and enjoy its wonders. It illuminates in the dark and provides safety and recognizability in low visibility situations. Optical fibers are woven into the jacquard fabric and are connected to an LED light source that is utilized in the sole of the boot.
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Suunto Eye Product Design Concept for SUUNTO OY. To watch the full ‘Suunto Eye’ concept video presentation please check the link below, Password: suunto https://vimeo.com/149005320
Through a course, we were given a task by Suunto to design a product that could potentially be produced by the company by 2025. Suunto manufactures world renowned sports watches, dive computers and precision instruments for the toughest conditions. For this project, we came up with a product design concept called Suunto Eye. SUUNTO EYE is a seamless, solid, smart looking object with no button and display. It is an open source data platform that constantly gathers and save information related to body
save information related to body function and environment. By granting an open access data to individuals and companies, Suunto encourages developers to design apps and software, accessories and services benefiting from Suunto Eye’s open access data. New products, services and partnerships and collaborations are outcomes of this platform.
Circles Acoustic Absorbent Textile
‘Circles’ is a project aiming to discover possibilities of changing a 2D surface into a 3D form in order to outfit the flat surface with acoustic absorbent properties. The process consists of making incisions on the flat surface using a laser cutter machine, and later by interlocking the different cuts together. In this project two different materials, felt and syn-
and synthetic leather and also heat press technique have been used. The three dimensional and uneven surface of the fabric is efficient to reduce high frequencies and eliminate echoes to some extent, suitable for applications that full echo elimination is not necessarily such as cafes and restaurants.
Metamorphosis 3D Sculpture for Collective Exhibition at Aalto Fab Lab
Metamorphosis is my 3D printed sculpture for a collective exhibition about the role of new technologies especially 3D printers for artistic creations. Metamorphosis is an embodied metaphor of how contemporary human societies are encouraged towards consumerism; not only physically but also mentally. In such a society, human body gradually transforms to a shape that is incapable of redemption.
Meadow Exprimental Textile Design Craft technique and development of Tablet Weaving
The Lost Meadow is seeking to find hidden and unnoticed properties of an ancient weaving technique called Card Weaving. The concept argues on how vanishing hand craft techniques could be resuscitated in contemporary textile and fashion design. A main factor to prevent or slow down the downward direction of card weaving is to find its possibilities and discover the potentials of this technique to make stylish, fresh looking and attractive textures and textiles for different applications. By considering in mind that many different handcrafts have already found a worthy positon in high end textile and fashion.
Collywobbles Pattern Design Sneakers
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The Collywobbles pattern collection was designed for Canadian start-up sneaker studio called LYF. They 3D print the sole of their shoes based on customers special foot ergonomics. The upper part of the sneaker is digitally printed. The collection was used on their 2016 collection, and presented during Raleigh’s Annual Festival of Creativity.
Flow Print Design Collection for H&M
I designed and developed the ‘Flow’ print design collection for H&M design project at Aalto. The Flow collection is made for confident women who have passed their twenthies, and have settled with a balanced and active lifestyle. She wears chic and diciplined, but still joyful and street-style in their everyday life. Flow is a whimsical print collection with a taste for exotic sceneries. Fly of butterfly wings in a sky embellished with clouds is the essence of this family.
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