'Crash' by Meng Ling Chung: Innovation in Womenswear

Crash

Womenswear for Meng Ling Chung

The prints in the Crash Collection are all about the image destruction of all the files after a computer crash. The designer's memories and works are all turned into colored blocks: Each rectangular with a unique pattern. Meng Ling interpreted these pixmaps into the structure of the garment, projecting the 2-dimensional image onto the 3-dimensional human body. The main point of the design is the dizzying color scheme and the unreasonable placement of images. The essence of glitch is to constantly break and reorganize, and find a perfect balance.

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Crash by Meng Ling Chung

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Crash Womenswear Translations

Delighted to offer translations for Crash projects in a variety of languages: 여성복은 KO, Cilên Jinan KU, Аялдардын Кийими KY, ເຄື່ອງນຸ່ງຫົ່ມຂອງແມ່ຍິງ LO, Womenswear LA, Sieviešu Apģērbs LV, Moteriški Drabužiai LT, Fraen Kleeder LB, Женската Облека MK, Akanjom-Behivavy MG, Pakaian Wanita MS, സ്ത്രീകളുടെ വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ ML, Ilbies Tan-Nisa MT, Ko Nga Kakahu Wahine MI, महिलांचे कपडे MR, Эмэгтэй Хувцас MN, महिलाको लुगा NE, Dameklær NO, ମହିଳା ପୋଷାକ OR, د ښځو جامې PS, لباس زنانه FA, Odzież Damska PL, A Moda Feminina PT, ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਕੱਪੜੇ PA, Îmbrăcămintea Pentru Femei RO, Женская Одежда RU, Ofu Tama'ita'i SM, Женска Одећа SR, Zvipfeko Zvevakadzi SN, عورتن جو لباس SD, කාන්තා ඇඳුම් SI, Dámske Oblečenie SK, Ženska Oblačila SL, Dharka Dumarka SO, Liaparo Tsa Basali ST, La Ropa De Mujer ES, Baju Awéwé SU, Nguo Za Kike SW, Damkläder SV, Ang Kasuotang Pambabae TL, Либоси Занона TG, பெண்கள் ஆடை TA, Хатын-Кыз Киеме TT, స్త్రీల దుస్తులు TE, เสื้อผ้าผู้หญิง TH, Kadın Giyim TR, Aýal Eşikleri TK, Жіночий Одяг UK, خواتین کا لباس UR, ئاياللار كىيىملىرى UG, Ayollar Kiyimlari UZ, Trang Phục Nữ VI, Dillad Merched CY, Frouljusklean FY, Isinxibo Sabasetyhini XH, וואָמען YI, Awọn Aṣọ Obirin YO, Izingubo Zabesifazane ZU, Womenswear EN, Vroueklere AF, Veshjet E Grave SQ, የሴቶች ልብስ AM, الملابس النسائية AR, Կանացի Հագուստը HY, Qadın Geyimi AZ, Emakumezkoen Arropa EU, Жаночая Вопратка BE, মহিলাদের পোশাক BN, Ženska Odjeća BS, Дамското Облекло BG, အမျိုးသမီးဝတ် MY, La Roba De Dona CA, Ang Sinina Sa Mga Babaye CEB, Zovala Za Akazi NY, 女裝 ZY, 女装 ZH, Womenswear CO, Ženska Odjeća HR, Dámské Oblečení CS, Dametøj DA, Dameskleding NL, Virina Vesto EO, Naisterõivad ET, Naisten Vaatteet FI, Les Vêtements Pour Femmes FR, Aodach Boireannaich GD, A Roupa Feminina GL, ქალის ტანსაცმელი KA, Damenbekleidung DE, Τα Γυναικεία Ρούχα EL, મહિલા વસ્ત્રો GU, Rad Fanm HT, Suturar Mata HA, Ka Lole Wahine HAW, בגדי נשים HE, महिलाओं का पहनावा HI, Poj Niam Khaub Ncaws HMN, A Női Ruha HU, Kvenfatnaður IS, Uwe Ụmụ Nwanyị IG, Pakaian Wanita ID, Éadaí Na Mban GA, L'abbigliamento Femminile IT, 婦人服は JA, Busana Wanita JV, ಮಹಿಳಾ ಉಡುಪು KN, Әйелдер Киімі KK, សម្លៀកបំពាក់ស្ត្រី KM, Imyenda Y'abagore RW.

Crash Womenswear Media Articles

Ready for your features: articles on Crash in various languages, including Indonesian, Chinese (Mandarin), Italian, German, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Turkish, Arabic (Standard), English, Spanish, Hindi, Korean, Japanese and Russian.

Unique Properties

Could you live without your computer or smartphone? Once Meng Ling's computer crashed, it mercilessly devoured all her hard work. Her memories and works are all turned into colored blocks. Then she realized that the computer is her second brain, visualizing her imagination and storing her memories. Yet when the second brain died, she was desperate to explore all the past efforts left in her mind, but they all became blurred. Meng Ling was mourning for her past, ''remember'' they were supposed to be my duty, not my computer.

Production Technology

After capturing thousands of images, Meng Ling redesigned the pixel images, disassembled and reassembled all the images, and printed them on silk and mesh fabrics. Since these are rectangular diagrams, the proportions of the human body have to be very carefully planned. The production process had to take into account the chromaticity and the harmony of the rectangle with the human body.

Design Challenge

Rectangular patterns often cause incongruent proportions in the configuration of the human body, and Meng Ling tried nearly a hundred sets of patterns in this regard. And the color is a very important part of glitch aesthetics. In addition to finding a balance point in discordant colors, it is also necessary to ensure that the printing quality cannot be distorted.

Project Duration

The project started in January 2020 in Beijing and finished in July 2020 in Taiwan.

Operation Flow

The prints in this collection are all about the image destruction of all my files after the computer crashed. Each rectangular pattern is unique. Meng Ling interprets these pixmaps into the structure of the garment, projecting the 2-dimensional image onto the 3-dimensional human body.

Research

The original intention of Meng Ling's work is about the glitch from the computer covers her memory. So in the beginning, she researched a series of glitch art and combined various glitch forms that her computer generated. Meng Ling thinks the main point of the view in this work is the dizzying color scheme and the unreasonable placement of images. The essence of glitch is to constantly break and reorganize, and find a perfect balance.

Inspiration

Designer, Meng Ling's computer was apparently not functioning anymore, and all the files were broken up into unintelligible graphics. She took screenshots of them one by one, trying to recognize the original picture from the blurry scene. There are obviously traces of my memory in each photo. So she started piecing together these enigmatic patterns like a jigsaw puzzle and putting them in prints to commemorate my old creations.

Image Credits

Image #1: Meng Ling Chung, Crash, 2020 Image #2: Meng Ling Chung, Crash, 2020 Image #3: Meng Ling Chung, Crash, 2020 Image #4: Meng Ling Chung, Crash, 2020 Image #5: Meng Ling Chung, Crash, 2020

Project Overview

Crash Womenswear has been a Iron winner in the Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design award category in the year 2022 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

Iron Recognition

Meng Ling Chung was recognized with the coveted Iron A' Design Award in 2023, a testament to excellence of their work Crash Womenswear.

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