Object: Bag
Brand:
Freedom of Creation
(founded 2000)
Date: 2005
Medium: Laser sintered polyamide
Country: The Netherlands
Credit Line: Gift of Freedom of Creation
Object number: 2005.87.3
DescriptionLaser sintered punch bag, detachable handle and heart shaped storage case created with high tech 3D printing from white nylon powder; bag shaped and styled with graduated interlinked loops; solid handle shaped as brass knuckles; case top addressed in 3D to the Museum at FIT, case bottom pierced with hearts
Label Text:Janne Kyttänen founded Freedom of Creation in 2000 on the principles of Rapid Manufactured textiles, a process that eliminates cutting and sewing. This bag, an early 3D-printed fashion accessory, is built in layers with laser-sintering. Nylon powder is selectively heated by a laser to form the bag and handle, printed all together, inside its case.
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Exhibitions:
- Dutch at the Edge of Design: Fashion and Textiles from the Netherlands
- Fabric In Fashion
- Fashion and Technology