User-Centered Design – Jacket, Single Layer
the Sustainable element - the jacket is made from a repurposed old parachute.
Company – Patagonia
Key insights:
Comfort – Sustainability – Color aesthetics – Function – Outdoor experiences
User – Mike
Key insights:
Key insights:
"One jacket shouldn’t have to do everything for me."
"“Good” design and functionality rarely go hand in hand."
"It should be relatively lightweight, as I cycle around and don’t want to be burdened by it."
"I like a dramatic silhouette."
How can a jacket be designed with a focus on a dramatic aesthetic without compromising functionality?
Requirements for image research:
past (bauhaus) - future (tech) - present (the user)
DEtail moodboard
Focus moodboard
For inspiration during my sketching process, I visited the Design Museum to sketch silhouettes based on forms from the current exhibition. These forms served as the foundation for my collage process, which I used for further silhouette explorations.
overpainted with Ecoline, to allow room for creative jacket sketching.
sketches and technical drawings
Exploration of forms, pattern development, and garment fitting.
first fitting
second fitting
staging in clo3d
final product
