Silver Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design · 2013
Fred Bracelet
- A' Design Award 2013 Silver Winner in Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design
- Awarded April 15, 2013
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About Fred Bracelet
There are many different kinds of bracelets and bangles: designers, golden, plastic, cheap and expensive… but beautiful as they are, they all are always simply and only bracelets. Fred is something more. These cuffs in their simplicity revive the noblesse of old times, yet they are modern. They can be worn on bare hands as well on a silk blouse or a black sweater, and they will always add a touch of class to the person wearing them . These bracelets are unique because they come as a pair. They are very light which makes wearing them omfortable. By wearing them, one will shurely be noticed!
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- Unique Properties
- These bracelets are unique because they come as a pair. They are very light which makes their wearing comfortable
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimension, Package and Technical properties: Cuffs are 13 cm long, 12 cm high and 6 cm wide. They come in pair and are packed in an orange - pink protective pouch tied with the orange bow.
- Tags
- cuffs, bracelets, accessories, fashion, plastic
- Production Technology
- Cuffs are made out of light white plastic used for billboards.
- Design Challenge
- The real challenge was finding the way to bend the material at home without professional machines and to find something that would look as a cuff link. But it also was a work with many gleeful errors.
- Project Duration
- The project started in March of 2012. in Zagreb and was finished in two weeks. During that time I was trying to find out the right dimension for comfortable wearing bracelets and the way to bend the plastic at home.
- Operation Flow
- The research was focused on finding the right dimension for the cuffs.
- Research
- The research was focused on finding the right dimension for the cuffs and finding the way to make something weareable out of the material ment for something else.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration: I often go to the theatre and like to dress for the occasion. I like to have something new and different every time I go. Once while I was thinking what to wear this time, there was a movie with Fred Astaire on the TV. I saw his sleek suit, his cuffs… and voila – the idea was born! I remembered cuffs and plastrons worn by men in the last century and decided to revive it in a modern way, this time as a part o woman garment.
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Design Interview about Fred Bracelet
I often g to the theatre and I like to dress for the occasion. I like to have something new and different every time I go. Once while I as thinking what to wear this time, there was a movie with Fred astaire on TV. I saw his elegant figure, his sleek suit, his cuffs...and viola! The idea was born.
The idea was to make something nice and wearable, something different from usual jewelry. I remembered cuffs and plastrons worn by men in the last century and decided to revive it in a modern way, this time as a part of women garment.
Plan is to distribute FRED to concept stores.
Designing was not a long process. I had a very clean picture in my head. So draw it, made a cut out of paper, tried several dimensions and that was it.
Being an artist by proffesion, for me art is the way of living. I have the strong urge to design space around me, things I use or wear... These cuffs are just one of things I have designed to meet my estetic standards.
I intend to produce work myself.
I have designed this because of a lack of stetement fashion details.
Target for my product is every self-confident woman .
There is no similar design or resembling concept :)
Being an artist by proffesion, the painter, my main tool is paper and pencil. I drew few sketches, than made a cut out of paper and than started making cuffs .
The uniqueness pf this design is that a piece of mans garment is used as womans jewelry.
Knowing contemporary materials is here more important than technology.
Chalenge was the LACK of technology i.e. trying to produce the designed item at home without any professional equippement.
I wear my cuffs a lot and they are both noticed and liked. I wanted to explore the opinion of professional audience.
Every new design is a new challenge because it puts new questions and new problems in front of the autor.
Solving those problems improves the author himself.
Solving those problems improves the author himself.