Point Blank SS17 Moodboards, Design & Development (PDF)

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THE CONCEPT
Coming back down to Earth from Autumn/Winter's exploration in the cosmos, London-based design duo Point Blank have
turned their attention to that evocative 1967 masterpiece of David Hockney, The Bigger Splash for Spring/Summer 2017.
Focusing on an intoxicating vision: the bold primary colours of retro poolside scenes where mid-summer heat meets cool
rippling pools, bathers lounging by parasols while tropical plants cast long, monstrous shadows. As night falls, pin ups
and promises of paradise in neon lights cut into the darkness..

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1:50 gallery catwalk model
Mylar attached to underside of mesh suspended from trusses

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distance between
the 2 front partitions

PRESENTATION SET MOOD

Ways of holding up mylar layer:
- suspended mesh
- suspended wood frame
to be developed...

Inspired by the portrayal of objects and environments distorted by water in Hockney's many works, the designers continue
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experiment
staging and have turned their runway into an underwater pool. By suspending reflective mylar above
objects/ human under water
the heads of the models, the hypnotic effect of sunlight through water is recreated, further transporting us to this evocative,
sun-drenched idyll.

Length of catwalk

Water ceiling - Mylar

Lights are pointed upward
to the Mylar ceiling to be
can light up models as well

Distortion by water

Reference technique - low waving foil ceiling and lighting

in the space

Presentation set visualization model

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IDEA SKETCHES & DEVELOPMENT

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IDEA SKETCHES & DEVELOPMENT

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