Looking Outwards 3 Arden Wolf

Michael Schmidt’s and Francis Bitoni’s 3D printed gown was a project that excited me the most. What interests me about the piece is that they were inspired by organic forms but used algorithms. The artists explored the intersection between “ephemeral notions of beauty and strict mathematics”. The artists focused on the golden ratio theorem that was developed in the 13th century by the mathematician Fibonacci.They made the dress especially for Dita Von Teese and had to use algorithms to create a structure that was wearable for her bod and fluid. To create the flowing form of the dress, the artists assembled from 17 pieces, dyed black and covered with over 13,00 Swarovski crystals.