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A shirt cut from a skin map

Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.

The workAdaptive System (Laura Civetti), on the Dutch Design Week 2026 programme ddw.nl

Research cited

  1. S: Smith and Havenith 2011, doi doi.org

Other sources

  1. OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, section 5.1 openstax.org
  2. 3d printed garment is built from skin data not a size chart 253357 (3dprintingindustry.com) 3dprintingindustry.com
  3. Fashions next frontier is 3d printed data driven second skin (all3dp.com) all3dp.com

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
A woman seen from behind in a sleeveless top printed as a green lattice with white fins along the shoulder bladesPhoto: Gabriele PampanelliMuseum or journal record
Slide 2
The Adaptive System top from the front, with a high lattice collar and fins over the shoulders, against a blue wallPhoto: Gabriele PampanelliMuseum or journal record
Slide 3
Diagram of two stacks of skin layersImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, section 5.1, (four-layer thin skin over most of the body; thick skin only on palms and soles, with the stratum lucidum), checked 28 Oct 2026; source printed on the graphicMuseum or journal record
Slide 4
Bar chart of sweat rates by body region in male athletesImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn
Slide 5
Close view of the printed top at the shoulder and neck, with layered lattice and translucent finsPhoto: Gabriele PampanelliMuseum or journal record
Ring frame
Gorget from a suit of armor, battle relief (pair piece), Rijksmuseum (BK-KOG-792)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record

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