Shenkar College design graduate Eden Saadon uses a 3Doodler to create an intricate couture design collection called 3D Lace.

Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art in Ramat Gan, Israel, has some noteworthy makers who use 3D printing as their creative influence. For example, the best known being Danit Peleg who recently created the first 3D printed jacket. You could even buy the design for $1,500, as covered by All3DP.

However, the latest Israeli graduate designer to take to 3D printing is Eden Saadon. Unlike Peleg, Saadon uses a 3D printing pen from 3Doodler, rather than a 3D printer.

Don’t be fooled, the 3Doodler is not just for kids. Saadon proves this by using the pens for textile design and has created a collection of beautiful, lacy lingerie and dresses.

Her designs include lacy flowers, fish and “a lot of flora and fauna”. Of course, Saadon’s aim was to use the tool to enable her to graduate, but also to open up possibilities for employment.

However, the Shenkar faculty was rather skeptical of the 3Doodler’s potential and Saadon explains that the work was also hard going at first.

But, she has now completed her project, 3D Lace, which helped her reach New York Textile Month this summer. She also visited the headquarters of 3Doodler. Here, she displayed her project for the company. Listen to her story below:

3D Lace’s Seven Intricate Pieces

Amazingly, 3D Lace includes seven intricate dresses. However, Saadon first started working with smaller pieces, focusing on bras, to find out whether the textile would hold together. “It’s sort of a philosophical question. Can a picture of a bra be a bra?” She adds.

Saadon started working directly on mannequins. She created cobweb-like designs from 3Doodler’s FLEXY plastic so they would appear to lightly drape and move. To create dresses, Saadon would attach them to tulle and mesh fabric using a heat press.

However, just a small piece of 3D textile can take Saadon 15 minutes to create. A dress, on the other hand, can be an undertaking of several days work. Of course, the designs are one-of-a-kind, stunning creations.

Speaking of the future, Saadon explains: “I don’t know where it will go, but it’s fun that there are 1,000 options”

But, right now, you can find her in her home studio working on her latest designs for 10 hours a day. She is currently coming up with different ideas, including accessories and even sneakers. Check out the 3D Lace website to find out more about the designer’s work.

Source: The Times of Israel