Soojin recommends that working designers and students alike take the time to learn 3D design. It will save companies so much time when it comes to decision making and proto making, as well as save resources such as sample yardages. The transformation from 2D to 3D in real-time is a genuinely fascinating and powerful tool, especially for designers who have a strong textile background. You can check the fit, silhouette and materials by simulating them on a 3D avatar.Īnd yes, in a 3D environment, designers lack the ability to touch, feel and drape fabrics, but she emphasizes: In a 3D environment, the designer can create 3D shapes in real-time by creating 2D Patterns and digital sewing in digital space. And it’s a chance to save resources and reduce the textile waste. When it comes to the workplace, 3D design opens up more possibilities, everything from the design process, production cycles, communications in overseas and internal meetings. The need for 3D design experience and skills will not just be helpful on a resume, it will become a mandatory skillset, especially as businesses understand its benefits. Soojin notes that the industry has reached a tipping point. I am very excited for our current Parsons students who will obtain 3D design knowledge and experiences before they graduate. When Parsons decided to go fully online for the fall, Clo3D was adopted into all third level courses, with the support and enthusiasm of students, who recognized this skill as an important one in their toolkit. Even remotely, my students were still able to make 3D garments in the digital space, expressing their designs and outcomes beautifully and with very few problems. I could then remote control a student’s screen and give them technical support right away.
CLO3D SCHOOL SOFTWARE
I was able to do live demonstrations via Clo3d software by sharing my screen on Zoom. She describes the remote teaching and learning process:
CLO3D SCHOOL TRIAL
I had the privilege to teach the first Clo3d trial class at Parsons, and so when the pandemic hit we did not have any significant difficulties switching from offline to online.
However, for companies and schools that were already implementing 3D design into their workflow, the switch came more easily according to Soojin Kang, a fashion designer and faculty member at Parsons School of Design. It’s an expensive process and takes expertise that is largely non-existent in the current workforce. For many designers, this meant shifting their practice into a more virtual space, using emergent technologies such as Clo3D.
In this episode, “Fashion Design Goes Virtual,” we discuss the acceleration towards virtual 3D design in the fashion industry, driven by the pandemic, but providing long term benefits.Īlmost overnight, fashion design companies and fashion design students were forced to move to a mostly remote work environment and away from the studio and tools of their trade.
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