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Jacket, The Scarab, from A I R Collection
This is a Jacket. It was designed by TheUnseen and Lauren Bowker.
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from TheUnseen as part of Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.
Founded by Lauren Bowker in 2012, TheUnseen applies biological and chemical technology to wearable materials, creating pieces that transform the way the world sees fashion. Studying chemistry and textiles at the Manchester School of Art, Bowker developed a color changing ink, which responds to changing environments. This ink was added to this finned leather jacket, putting the piece into a state of flowing metamorphosis as it reacts to heat and wind pressure.
It is credited Courtesy of TheUnseen.
- Ensemble With Jacket, from Spring/Summer 2014 and Spring/Summer 2016...
- padded neoprene, cast silicone, bonded nylon.
- Courtesy of Melitta Baumeister.
- 38.2015.1a/c
- Graffiti V-neck Tee And Pants, from Spring / Summer 2016 Ready-to-Wear...
- paint on vinyl.
- Courtesy of Melitta Baumeister.
- 38.2015.2a,b
- Pants, Top And Belt, 132 5. Issey Miyake
- polyester from recycled pet bottles.
- Museum purchase from Friends of Textiles Fund.
- 2014-1-3-a/c
Our curators have highlighted 12 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Ensemble With Brittannia Headpiece, from Fall / Winter 2015 Ready-to-Wear...
- plastic drinking straws, silk chiffon, patent leather, felted wool, viscose....
- Courtesy of Gareth Pugh.
- 28.2015.1a/f
- Dress, from Wilderness Embodied Couture collection
- resin, iron filings.
- Courtesy of Iris van Herpen.
- 31.2015.1a
- Scarab (USA)
- mold-blown favrile glass.
- Museum purchase through gift of K.R. Gerry.
- 1958-51-1
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.
