Ganit Goldstein Uses 3D Textile Printing To Take Fashion Apparel Beyond Embroidery
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Ganit Goldstein is a London-based fashion and textile designer specializing in the development of 3D fashion and smart textiles.
Ganit’s primary interest is in the intersection between craft and technology, and her work focuses predominantly on pioneering the use of 3D printing fabrication, incorporating 3D scanning to produce novel 3D textiles.
Her design work includes shoes, jewellery, and wearables garments inspired by her study of Japanese ikat weaving at Tokyo University of the Arts. Goldstein is studying for an MA at the Royal College of Art in London, having graduated with distinction from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
Being one of the first fashion designers to have worked with such technology, Ganit Goldstein has collaborated with Stratasys 3D multicolour printing and other tech partners such as Haratech for 3D body scanning, in order to deliver the collection. in her designs, she has also incorporated ‘veroclear’ transparent material, to generate a crystal-like look. the outfits present a hybrid result of embroidery and 3D printing technology, a unique approach for the future of 3D printing in the world of textiles.
Fashion designer Ganit Goldstein teamed up with Stratasys to create unique pieces by combining embroidery craft methods with direct-to-textile 3D printing. The result was a distinctive Japanese-inspired patterned 3D printed collection called “WeAreABle” that the artist launched in October through a virtual reality fashion exhibition space on her website.
By incorporating multi-material PolyJet technology and 3D scanning to produce 3D textiles, Goldstein is pioneering developments in novel textile production.
The project is part of a European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 Re-FREAM grant that had ten designers teaming up with scientists to rethink the manufacturing process of the fashion industry.
Ganit’s collections have received significant attention and immediate press recognition; they have been presented at exhibitions and museums globally, including Milan Design Week 2019, New York Textile Month, Munich Jewellery Week, the Tel Aviv Biennale of Crafts & Design 2020 and many more.
In 2019/2020, Ganit was awarded the Re-FREAM Horizon 2020 grant to re-imagine the manufacturing process of 3D textiles together with a community of scientists and leading companies around Europe.
Ganit’s practice demonstrates her interdisciplinary approach to design, in which she mixes traditional and innovative techniques, researching and creating novelty within programmable materials.
