Image from Techno Textiles: Revolutionary Fabrics for Fashion and Design, pg 176.Transformable Design for Protection is one of the "chapters" of my dissertation. It is about garments which have been created for protection in the urban environment of the time. It is through researching this section that I discovered the work of artist Lucy Orta. Lucy Orta is an artist who brings the plight of homeless people and refugees to our consciousness by creating garments that transform into various products such as tents and mattresses. Her pieces are practical solutions as well as being catalysts for ideas which could be taken further by governments and manufactures.
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