Enhanced construction technology for ergonomic clothing: A new approximation of the body and system for garment construction.
Lindqvist, Rickard, Thornquist, Clemens, 2014, Conference paper, Ambience 14, 7- 9 september, Tampere, Finland
Abstract [en]
This paper explores the ergonomic and functional possibilities of a recently developed new principle of construction technology for garments based on a new approximation of the human body in garment development. Although there are several different principles of pattern construction, the far majority are derived from the same approximation of the body based on horizontal and vertical measurements. Based on Lindqvist’s[1] model for enhance pattern technology, building on a number of key biomechanical point and balance lines instead of horizontal and vertical measurements of the body, this paper demonstrates the potential of the proposed technology in two garments for a specific function.
The relevance of this new garment construction technology is significance because it presents a previously unknown model to construct garments with significantly increased ergonomics and agility as well as presenting a new theory of approximation of the body from which further construction principles could be developed.