In Winter 2018, I did a guest semester at Industrial Design 1 headed by Stefan Diez.
In my research, I was looking into body attachment methods, their behavior in motion and how to capture it.
I started to experiment with elastic bands and rigid objects. Fascinated by the point of maximum tension in a repeating movement, I decided to create a series of tension objects.
In this mockup I connected elastic bands to a wooden frame, even when the frame is tilted, the bands hold the white board in its initial position.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ce2ee9ff490e9153c3d8176ceebab940/2689bde5-a520-433e-9b75-70f8827ab3d5_rw_1200.gif?h=3d92a05b4655447934006768e82bfef6)
I looked into human motions and attached a wingsuit like a membrane to the silhouette of the body. It highlighted the moment of repetition and gave it a strong visual effect.
When wearing it, you immediately had the urge to run or to lean against the wind and get a glimpse of flying.
It reminded me of something kids do, but lose when they grow older.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ce2ee9ff490e9153c3d8176ceebab940/abda245b-663a-418f-9682-71c936ee8453_rw_1200.gif?h=498a2b1f182931b9c95139ecda85d2b5)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ce2ee9ff490e9153c3d8176ceebab940/7b3c8f6e-cb55-430f-be99-640943a98666_rw_1200.gif?h=72fc8e87fd622474384ea26b096e0762)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ce2ee9ff490e9153c3d8176ceebab940/d7bc6a61-0602-4999-8519-752567e49ef3_rw_1200.gif?h=8c8b20dc8c9673ef2ee9ac3a43801ca0)
Led by curiosity, I considered what other things adults have stopped doing, or what they wished to be able to do back when they were kids! Many ideas later, I put three in practice.
The initial one FLYING, doing a ROLLOVER, and JUMPING REALLY FAR.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ce2ee9ff490e9153c3d8176ceebab940/6c9443f7-22cd-411b-8e1b-4a3f9f59c0e6_rw_3840.jpg?h=688d111dec32343d29139161d17b75b3)
The cape, the shrimp and the crutch are a series of playful objects, that give back the desire to run, jump around and help to experience what seemed impossible before.
![the Cape](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ce2ee9ff490e9153c3d8176ceebab940/277ca554-57cb-4520-8ec9-57b8b29426d1_rw_1200.gif?h=bece9140da0c9d4c7460f52ae06d552b)
the Cape
![the Shrimp](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ce2ee9ff490e9153c3d8176ceebab940/78533d4f-9f97-4b10-a5cc-76b2ed3166dd_rw_1200.gif?h=ca824d69080db80a4d91ccb0b802f11a)
the Shrimp
![the Crutch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ce2ee9ff490e9153c3d8176ceebab940/0fc4c23f-5e58-4f20-bba6-754dcb34db63_rw_1200.gif?h=e280028e5cea41627c5f803a05b60df7)