Intention

The goal of this exploration was to create 2 dimensional form by layering laser cut ripstop nylon. For my final pattern, I learned from some of the methods used in lace, where complex patterns are backed with or integrated into a light mesh.

The motivation for this project was the class Inflatables and Soft Sculpture in which we are currently scaling up stuffed animals to inflatables (1in to 9in). There are prints in the fabric on the stuffed animal that we want to scale up with the inflatable. We don't have any way to dye or print on the fabric so we decided to cut the forms into the material.