A Development of Movable Accessory Utilizing 3D Printing Technology ‑Focused on Brooch Design with Black Hole‑

Abstract

Background : Since the 1960s, the accessory has been continually influenced by post-modern art and fashion culture, resulting in changes in its concepts, materials, and ways of expression. With the advent of the fourth industrial revolution, the priority of modern accessory has increasingly shifted from pure decoration and value preservation to integration with new technologies, new materials, and advanced design concepts. It purposed to expand diversified forms and functions to meet the individual desire of wearers. In this context, the modern accessory is expected to offer more possibilities and interactive experiences in terms of appearance, structure, wearing style, and function. The movable accessory is considered as a crucial type of modern accessory to display the richness and interactivity. Methods : This study investigated the historical background and concepts of movable accessory through professional books and papers. And collected the cases of movable accessory from the 2000 to 2019 and 3D printing accessory from 2010 to 2019 to analyze design features such as appearance, movable structure, as well as the way to interact. With this theoretical research, 3D printing technology is applied to the development of two series of movable accessory works with the concept of black hole. Result : This study took the black hole as the design theme and was inspired by the significant event that humans first captured images of black holes in 2019. The author extracted the elements of black hole combined the movable structures that have similar movement principles, to designed two series of movable accessory works. Finally, five pieces of brooches were designed by the Rhino 6.0 program and printed with 3D printing technology and Wenext 8100 resin. Conclusion : Movable accessory extends the design range of modern accessory and becomes an important trend to satisfy wearer's diversified and personalized emotional needs for accessory. In this research, 3D printing technology and modern design ideas are combined to innovate in the shape and structure of movable accessory with a view to enrich diversified forms of accessories and reinforce the interaction between the wearers and accessories. This research presents the possibility of using 3D printing technology to update the images of movable accessories, to reveal more implications for the high-end accessory market.