<html><body>A lot has changed in a short time. Online, we are not only continuously shown the ideal beauty image, we can also create it ourselves with avatars, filters or AI. Medical and cosmetic procedures are increasingly accessible. The conversation about cultural identity, sexuality and gender roles is more open but is also met with fierce resistance. How does all this affect our self-image? And how hybrid is the human body?
In SHAPE, we present conceptual, sculptural fashion and body-related art through which the designer addresses the malleability of the body. The exhibition combines well-known fashion designs, such as those by Iris van Herpen or the puffer coat worn by TV character Carrie Bradshaw, as well as digital fashion and intriguing installations created especially for this exhibition in the TextielLab.
<h6>Featuring work by Iris van Herpen, Liya Kebede/Pierpaolo Piccioli, Walter Van Beirendonk, Ying Gao, Marga Weimans, Maison the Faux, Bodil Ou&eacute;draogo, Daisy Collingridge, Amina Saada, Thom Browne, Christian Siriano, Christian Heikoop, Henrik Vibskov, Marlou Breuls and Elmo Mistiaen, among others.</h6></body></html>

About the exhibition

<html><body><h2>Research &amp; Development</h2>
For this exhibition, leading Danish designer Henrik Vibskov, Dutch fashion designer Marlou Breuls and Belgian digital designer Elmo Mistiaen developed fascinating installations. We invited them to the TextielLab as part of the Reasearch &amp; Development (R&amp;D) knitting programme. From 'SHAPE', you'll naturally enter this impressive workshop and where you'll get a sneak peek.&nbsp;</body></html>

<html><body>The setting of 'SHAPE' was designed by Studio Harm Rensink, who worked closely with digital&nbsp;designer Elmo Mistiaen for this. The textile landscape they created together, inspired by the human body, is surreal, futuristic and seductive. You wander through a story. By enhancing Studio Harm Rensink's 3D elements with Mistiaen's AI-generated images, the standalone works come together into a cohesive whole. This campaign image already gives a small insight into the world of 'SHAPE'.&nbsp;
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<h2>"You have to understand the brain of AI to get something good out of it."</h2>
- Elmo Mistiaen&nbsp;</body></html>

Welcome to the world of SHAPE

<html><body>Er is in korte tijd veel veranderd. Online krijgen we niet alleen continue het ideale schoonheidsbeeld te zien, we kunnen het ook zelf cre&euml;ren met avatars, filters of AI. Medische en cosmetische ingrepen zijn steeds toegankelijker. Het gesprek over <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW159964427 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn='{"ObjectId":"e8b56d27-a581-454c-8a3a-37dd131094dd|35","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Aptos",469777842,"",469777843,"Aptos",469777844,"Aptos",201341986,"1",469769226,"Aptos",268442635,"22",469775450,"normaltextrun",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"normaltextrun",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}'>culturele identiteit, seksualiteit en genderrollen wordt opener gevoerd, maar stuit ook op hevig verzet. Wat doet dit alles met ons zelfbeeld? En hoe hybride is het menselijk lichaam?
In SHAPE&nbsp;presenteren we conceptuele, sculpturale mode en body related art waarmee de ontwerper ingaat op de maakbaarheid van het lichaam. De tentoonstelling combineert bekende modeontwerpen, bijvoorbeeld van Iris van Herpen of de puffer coat die TV-personage Carrie Bradshaw droeg, maar ook digitale mode en intrigerende installaties die speciaal voor deze tentoonstelling in het TextielLab zijn gemaakt.
<h6>Met werk van o.a. Iris van Herpen, Liya Kebede/Pierpaolo Piccioli, Walter Van Beirendonk, Ying Gao, Marga Weimans, Maison the Faux, Bodil Ou&eacute;draogo, Daisy Collingridge, Amina Saada, Thom Browne, Christian Siriano, Christian Heikoop, <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW114821982 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn='{"ObjectId":"e8b56d27-a581-454c-8a3a-37dd131094dd|35","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Aptos",469777842,"",469777843,"Aptos",469777844,"Aptos",201341986,"1",469769226,"Aptos",268442635,"22",469775450,"normaltextrun",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"normaltextrun",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}'>Henrik Vibskov, Marlou Breuls en Elmo Mistiaen.</h6></body></html>

Over de tentoonstelling

<html><body><h2>Research &amp; Development</h2>
Speciaal voor de tentoonstelling ontwikkelden de toonaangevende Deense ontwerper Henrik Vibskov, de Nederlandse modeontwerper Marlou Breuls en de Belgische digitaal ontwerper Elmo Mistiaen fascinerende installaties. We nodigden ze uit om in het&nbsp;TextielLab te komen werken&nbsp;in het kader van het Reasearch &amp; Development (R&amp;D) breiprogramma. Vanuit 'SHAPE' kom je als vanzelf terecht in deze indrukwekkende werkplaats en waar je een kijkje in de keuken krijgt.&nbsp;</body></html>

<html><body>De setting van 'SHAPE' is naar ontwerp van Studio Harm Rensink, die hiervoor nauw samenwerkte met digitaal ontwerper Elmo Mistiaen. Het textiele landschap dat ze samen gecre&euml;rd hebben, ge&iuml;nspireerd op het menselijk lichaam, is surre&euml;l, futuristisch&nbsp;en verleidelijk. Je dwaalt door een verhaal. Door de 3D-elementen van Studio Harm Rensink te versterken met de AI-gegenereerde beelden van Mistiaen, komen de opzichzelfstaande werken samen in een kloppend geheel. Dit campagnebeeld geeft alvast een klein inkijkje in de wereld van 'SHAPE'.&nbsp;
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<h2>&ldquo;Je moet het brein van AI begrijpen om er iets goeds uit te krijgen.&rdquo; </h2>
- Elmo Mistiaen&nbsp;</body></html>

SHAPE - body, fashion, identity

About the exhibition

Featuring work by Iris van Herpen, Liya Kebede/Pierpaolo Piccioli, Walter Van Beirendonk, Ying Gao, Marga Weimans, Maison the Faux, Bodil Ouédraogo, Daisy Collingridge, Amina Saada, Thom Browne, Christian Siriano, Christian Heikoop, Henrik Vibskov, Marlou Breuls and Elmo Mistiaen, among others.

Research & Development

Welcome to the world of SHAPE

"You have to understand the brain of AI to get something good out of it."

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About the exhibition

Featuring work by Iris van Herpen, Liya Kebede/Pierpaolo Piccioli, Walter Van Beirendonk, Ying Gao, Marga Weimans, Maison the Faux, Bodil Ouédraogo, Daisy Collingridge, Amina Saada, Thom Browne, Christian Siriano, Christian Heikoop, Henrik Vibskov, Marlou Breuls and Elmo Mistiaen, among others.

Research & Development

Welcome to the world of SHAPE

"You have to understand the brain of AI to get something good out of it."

Now on show

Designed to dry - Kitty van der Mijll Dekker X Vera Roggli

Makers on materials

Secrets of making #4

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