We were told at the beginning of the RSA project that it would revolutionise the way we approached a design brief and thought about a project from the outset. In the beginning, like everyone, i was confused and daunted by the task to solve an issue through design. However after the initial research my concept came to me quite easily and i ended up creating my range of stylish cycle wear fabrics. I wanted to create something that the cyclist could wear on and off their bicycle with confidence.
I took my inspiration from the tyre tracks and mechanical workings of the bike itself. I also found this company called 'Dashing Tweeds', that specialise in jackets and capes that have reflective yarns woven in. This is a perfect example of the kind of piece i wanted to create, something safety conscious that doesn't scream reflective.
This board shows some of my development work, the zig zags taken fro the tyre tracks and my colours taken from traditional tweeds. I got the idea for my colour scheme from the charity cycle ride, 'The Tweed Run'. There catch phrase is 'A metropolitan cycle ride with a bit of style'. It encourages people to dress up in their finest tweeds and ride through the city on there vintage bikes. Its a nice contrast to the neon Lycra of typical cycle wear and this is what attracted me to the idea.
Here is some of the samples i produced based on my sketchbook work. I printed on silk organza, cotton lawn, jersey cotton and Lycra. The jersey cotton was particularly successful because of its stretchable quality. It would lend itself well to active wear. I looked into reflective dye and after little luck finding the right product and price i had to settle for using pearlescent dyes and silvers foils to show where in an ideal world my reflective sections would be. This did however enhance my skills in using these. I did add reflective ribbon to some samples, for subtle reflective strips.
These are some pictures of my designs in context.
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