Photo Credit: Seattle Art Museum
Photo Credit: Seattle Art Museum
I had the privilege of attending the opening
reception for Seattle Art Museum's current exhibit, Future Beauty: 30 Years of
Japanese Fashion and I highly recommend it to design enthusiasts of all
trades.
The exceptionally curated exhibit showcased nearly
100 gowns, runway footage, and artwork derived from the principles of
fashion. It imparted far more than
a retrospective of trends, but rather a very concise understanding of fashion
as it relates to other design disciplines.
The influence of Japanese Fashion on shape was
particularly evident: the clothing challenged proportions, engaged fluidity,
and mastered form from multiple vantage points. Many garments were designed with such attention to shape
that they could be cleanly collapsed into flat, rectangular, phonebook-sized
masses when they are not being worn.
Others fall gracefully into dynamic geometric shapes.
This acute level of detail and craftsmanship
parallels our own design process at Seattle Stair. Designing a garment that can be easily worn yet still falls
crisply into a hexagon is not unlike crafting a staircase that is fully
constructed in our shop and then taken in two pieces to site for installation.
The opportunity to view this likeness in a
discipline so converse to ours was both unifying and stimulating. Waste no time—and
pay Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion a visit for a high dose of
inspiration and innovation.
For more information on the exhibit, check out TheSeattle Times review and The Seattle Art Museum's website.
Mary Anne Carter
Assistant Director of Marketing
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