Paris Haute Couture Week SS21 – Kinetic crowns by Iris van Herpen
Iris van Herpen’s Kinetic crown from her Spring-Summer 2021 collection, unveiled on January 25, 2021, during Paris Haute Couture Week (© Iris van Herpen)
The tech-savvy designer Iris van Herpen unveiled, yesterday, two moving headpieces, in collaboration with the artist Casey Curran, during the presentation of her Spring-Summer 2021 collection, at Paris Haute Couture Week.
By Ludmilla Intravaia
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Two kinetic crowns by Iris van Herpen
Collaboration with the kinetic artist Casey Curran
Iris van Herpen SS21 Haute Couture Roots of Rebirth collection
To transcribe the "symbolic of the turbulent motion of our minds, through which we rectify our reality", such is the mission that Iris van Herpen has given herself, by unveiling, on January 25, two sumptuous kinetic crowns, “each gently shape-shifting their silhouette, continuously re-framing the visage” of the models of her Spring-Summer 2021 presentation at Paris Haute Couture Week. Below, the first silhouette with a crown (© Iris van Herpen).
Behind the scenes of the show with the crown of the first silhouette.
Below, the second silhouette with a crown of the presentation finale (© Iris van Herpen).
The second crown, backstage.
The headpieces consisting of 18 mobile feathers, operated by a system of threads and brass coils, were made in collaboration with the Seattle-based artist Casey Curran.
See the mechanism of the crown in action below.
Designer Casey Curran is known for his kinetic sculptures, paying homage to the moving and complex beauty of nature. His creations constructed from wire, brass, aluminum and laser-cut materials, evolve under the action of cranks or integrated motors. Check out his work below.
Iris van Herpen's SS21 haute couture collection, entitled Roots of Rebirth, explores, as the Dutch designer's press release indicates, "a symbiosis of high technology and the artisanal craftsmanship of couture, through a collection that references the intricacy of fungi and the entanglement of life that breathes beneath our feet”. Below check out the 21 silhouettes of Iris van Herpen's presentation, inspired by roots and spores.
* More info on Iris van Herpen website. Casey Curran website is here.
* Paris Haute Couture Week Spring-Summer 2021 is taking place from 25 to 28 January 2021. The online platform is there.
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