New York fashion house Threeasfour has unveiled a pair of 3D-printed dresses based on biological forms and textures.
The dresses, called Harmonograph and Pangolin, were unveiled on Monday at Threeasfour's Autumn Winter 2016 runway show during New York Fashion Week.
They form part of the brand's Biomimicry collection, and are intended to demonstrate the "possibilities unfolding at the intersection of fashion, design and technology".
Threeasfour's Harmonograph dress is named after a mechanical device that uses pendulums to create geometric images
Known for its complex designs and experimental use of materials, Threeasfour is led by designers Gabi Asfour, Angela Donhauser and Adi Gil.
The fashion house first began experimenting with 3D printing in 2013, in collaboration with Belgian company Materialise. The two new dresses, described by Gil as "the most advanced 3D-printed dresses that we have created to date", were created in collaboration with New York designer Travis Fitch and Stratasys, a Minnesota-based manufacturer of 3D printers.
Three spirals circle around the body, mimicking the Fibonacci sequence
The new Harmonograph dress circles around the body in three spirals, mimicking the Fibonacci sequence. It is named after a mechanical device that uses pendulums to create geometric images.
The Pangolin dress is derived from a signature Threeasfour design that consists of 14 pattern pieces. In this new 3D-printed version, a single skin is crea...