CICI ( Call for Innovation in the Creative Industries ) is an initiative of Flanders DC and  IWT (Agency for Innovation through Science and Technology). The goal is to achieve cross-fertilization between different disciplines in setting up innovation projects because it is becoming increasingly clear that innovation often happens outside the lab and requires more than research and development .

In this context the Department of Textiles set up a project together with artist Frederik De Wilde.

The PUPA 1.0 project  aimed at the development of a 3D printed handbag and scarf with interactive functionality and inspired by nature. The handbag is inspired by a pupa, which is a life stage some insects pass through. The scarf resembles  the pattern of a butterfly in which the colors are ‘developed’ using a mathematical model starting from the eyes and the veins of the  butterfly wings.

Input was received by the companies Delvaux and Xandres to carry out the project.

Contact:

Prof. Dr. Lieva Van Langenhove (lieva.vanlangenhove@ugent.be)

Dr. Carla Hertleer (carla.hertleer@ugent.be)