A Study on the Formative Characteristics of Lucy Orta's Fashion Design - Focusing on the Relevance with Architectural Design -

루시 오르타 작품 디자인 특성 연구 - 건축적 디자인과의 관련성을 중심으로 -

  • Kim, So-Young (Dept. of Fashion Design & Textile, Seoil College) ;
  • Yang, Hee-Young (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Sookmyung Women's University)
  • Received : 2010.01.18
  • Accepted : 2010.03.04
  • Published : 2010.06.30

Abstract

This paper aims at studying about spatial structures and formative characteristics of Lucy Orta's fashion design. Her works utilizes the thought related on the architectural space that has been revealed sharp change of the paradigm since the late of 20th century. Lucy Orta against individualism of the urban life, and manufactures portable and moving housing and multi-functional fashion that is paved with individual rest unit and give a sense of security through simple combination among the units. Besides, she has development multiple portable clothing and equipments for the rescuethrough exploiting pioneering high technology. The results of this study can be summarized as the following: 1) refuge habitant creates individual space for physical and mental protection from the urban surrounding, 2) nomadic dwelling shows multi-functional fashion space fit for digital nomads' life style aims at continuous movement, 3) connective nexus and urban life guard are comprise of detachable individual unit in public space for remaking of the bonds, affinity, and relationship, and the complex of rescue clothing and equipments for meeting a challenge of the threat about human existence from uncertain environmental change in the future.

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