The Garment is a reversible jumper in a quarter zip style with swappable cyanotype flashes.
materials: Donegal tweed,100% cotton that is pre-dyed with natural dyes in a cyanotype style
print designers: Emma Scully, Mother pop, Caolan, Cian and Emily
The user will be able to purchase separately the Flash pack with plain pretreated flashes that comes in a light sealed box made from recycled wood fibre.
With in the flash pack the user will receive a 2 sided folded poster. One side is the easy to follow 5 step illustrated instructions on how to cyanotype theflashes. The other side a collectable illustrated poster with 'my type' characters.
Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that was invented by the astronomer John Herschel back in 1842. The process was used for copying architectural plans that we now know as "Blueprints". The process works by coating fabrics or paper with a light sensitive chemistry and exposing it to light.
cyanotype "my type" flashes&sweatshirts | in collaboration with Enya Schaefer, Caolan O’Mairtin, Vadim Taranenko, Cian Redmond and Emily Bourke | under the guidance of Ross Dowd | NCAD x ADIDAS 2021