There’s no end to Vollebak’s creative genius when it comes to making futuristic clothes. The British clothing company create pants, shirts and jackets made of materials otherwise thought impossible to integrate into clothing. Such as Dyneema, copper, and even aerogel. Now, it has turned to the artistic patterns formed by sound waves to design a pair of shorts and a polo shirt for its Cymatic Clothing collection.
The collection refers to the term “cymatics,” coined by Swiss physician Hans Jenny to describe the science of visible sound. He used oscillators to create vibration from plates coated with powders, pastes and liquids, to show the complex repeating patterns created by varying sound frequencies. Some of these patterns even take on structural forms commonly found in nature.
Jenny’s experiment proved that sound also has the power to shape matter into harmonious shapes. These artistic patterns are the main attraction in the aptly called Cymatic Clothing. Vollebak was inspired to transform these invisible structures into something visually captivating and put them into clothing.
Vollebak worked with experimental filmmaker Josef Gatti for this project. Using water and oil, they captured the pulsating patterns formed by sound waves and harmonic resonances in 6k. The outcome shows a rippling or marbling effect which is then printed on a black and white canvas to make them stand out.
Vollebak’s Cymatic Clothing is a summer ready wear comprising of bowling shirts (“that are a bit more Big Bang than Big Lebowski”) and summer shorts. The waiting list for the design is now open although there’s no mention when it will be available for release.
Images courtesy of Vollebak
