3D Style is Creating a More Sustainable Future

Almost immediately, fashion design companies and fashion design students were forced to go to a generally remote work place and from the studio and tools of their trade. For most designers, this meant shifting their practice right into a more digital space, using emergent technology such as Clo3D.

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It’s a pricey process and takes expertise that's largely non-existent in today's workforce. However, for firms and schools which were already implementing 3D design into their workflow, the switch came more easily regarding to Soojin Kang, a fashion designer and faculty member at Parsons University of Design. “I got the privilege to instruct the primary Clo3d trial category at Parsons, therefore when the pandemic hit we didn't have any significant problems switching from offline to on the net.”

Soojin describes the remote teaching and learning process, “I was able to carry out live demonstrations via Clo3d software by posting my screen on Zoom. I could then remote control a student’s screen and present them technical support immediately. Even remotely, my college students were still in a position to help to make 3D garments in the digital space, expressing their models and outcomes beautifully; and with hardly any problems.” End quote.

When Parsons went totally online for the fall, Clo3D was used into every third level lessons, with the assist and enthusiasm of pupils, who regarded this skill because an important one in their toolkit. Says Soojin “I am incredibly fired up for our current Parsons learners who will obtain 3D design knowledge and experiences before they graduate.”

Soojin notes that the industry has reached a tipping point. The necessity for 3D design encounter and skills will not simply be useful on a resume, it'll turn into a mandatory skillset, specifically as businesses understand its rewards. She observes, “When it comes to the workplace, 3D design opens up even more possibilities, from the design process, development cycles, communications in abroad and interior meetings. And it’s an opportunity to save means and decrease the textile waste.” She continues, “Found in a 3D environment, the designer can create 3D shapes in real-period by creating 2D Habits and digital sewing in digital space. You can check the fit, silhouette and materials by simulating them on a 3D avatar.”

And yes, in a 3D environment, designers lack the opportunity to touch, come to feel and drape fabrics, but she emphasizes, “The transformation from 2D to 3D in real-period is a genuinely exciting and powerful tool, especially for designers who have a solid textile background. It will save companies so much time when it comes to decision making and proto making, as well as save means such as for example sample yardages.”

Soojin recommends that performing designers and students as well take the time to learn 3D design and style. She says it’s not essential to know other software, although having garment development expertise is fundamental and learning Photoshop and Illustrator is helpful. They can begin by networking with various other 3D designers and searching for OBJ data and avatars. She as well points out there are various tutorial videos available on the web, including resources she has designed for designers at wearable3d.com.

While the immediate dependence on virtual 3D design has been primarily driven by organization concerns around remote job and learning through the pandemic, Soojin highlights there are long term benefits for companies, if indeed they get started the transition now, instead of in the future. She concludes “Adopting 3D virtual design is an extremely effective, effective, and sustainable method of working for the continuing future of fashion and product style industries.”