Design and Architecture
Michael Schmidt and a 3-D Printed Dress with Va-Va-Voom
Michael Schmidt has made dresses from Legos and razor blades. Now he is testing 3-D printed plastic. Rose Apodaca talks to the designer about his amazing costumes.
By Frances Anderton • • 20m ListenMichael Schmidt has made clothing out of Legos, crystal, and razor blades. Now he's set himself the challenge of creating a 3-D printed, powdered plastic dress that moves with the body -- the body of Dita Von Teese. Rose Apodaca talks to the designer about his life and amazing costumes. And a "Wilshire Boulevard Story" looks at a landmark in transition: the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Edward Lifson and Michael Govan talk about Peter Zumthor's plans for an "inkblot" on the landscape.
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2 storiesMichael Schmidt Makes a 3-D Printed Dress
Michael Schmidt has spent decades cladding Cher, Madonna, Lady Gaga and other supernovas in stunning costumes made of materials that don’t fit the usual definition of fabric: from Legos to chain mail of sterling silver links to razor blades. Now he's testing the possibilities of printed powdered plastic, in a dress designed with architect Francis…
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If you head West on that ride, the endpoint will be the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which right now is itself the subject of a PSTP exhibit, " The Presence of the Past : Peter Zumthor Reconsiders LACMA." T he exhibit's restrained title masks the surprise you get on seeing the show.
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