Interviews
ORLIEN Design Office
Structural Tension: A Talk with the Studio Design Office
Q: What inspired the biological motion wraps in Solstice?
A: We observed raw concrete buildings and how sunlight splits across their geometry. We wanted to replicate that contrast in fabrics, letting weighted bias silk slip against tailored wool flaps.
Pierre Laurent
Crafting Precision: Q&A with Master Pattern Cutter
Q: How did you lower fabric waste to under 3%?
A: We mapped pattern cards into mathematical clusters. Instead of cutting pieces in static lines, we rotate components dynamically to lock together like puzzle blocks.