So a team at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Disney Research, both in Zurich, have taken desired 3D shapes and calculated what
empty balloon shape should be needed to produce the inflated - balloon design.
You can see different styles and cuts in the sleeves of these abayas like A-line sleeves,
balloon shaped sleeves, sleeves with frills, butterfly cuts etc..
While his first exhibition at The Hole featured store - bought balloons recontextualized, in this exhibition Parker Smith creates his own custom -
made balloon shapes by cutting out mylar sheets himself.
In the first room of the exhibition, groupings of customized
mylar balloon shapes are remixed into Spartan warriors, Odysseus, Prometheus or other Greek tropes.
As if
the balloon shaped canopy was not enough, this stroller goes the extra mile with the canopy being made with a material that is UPF50!
We take the thin plastic film, cut and seal it to create
a balloon shape, make the bottom half reflective and the top half transparent, inflate it with regular air, and then monitor it to keep the pressure at the right level.
Now 3D printing means you can create
any balloon shape you please.
The sleeves are also quite sweet with
a balloon shape, but thin enough to easily layer under a blazer or jacket.
I'm currently devising a plan to update the coat to the 21st century - aka removing the shoulder pads and maybe loosing
its balloon shape.
Gerhard Richter combined camera art and painting in his «photo - paintings» of the 1970s, while Jeff Koons combined consumerist imagery (
balloon shapes) with highly finished sculptural techniques to create his Balloon Dog pop - sculptures (1994 - 2000).