The apparel industry relies very much on the “mannequin” for many tasks involved in apparel design, fitting and alteration, and size gradation. However, traditional mannequins (only one size per mannequin) are costly and occupy a lot of storage space. Developed to solve the problem of having multiple sized mannequins, the “i.Dummy” can flexibly change to any shape and dimensions as required by the designer. It is a “multi-able” entity (adjustable, expandable, contractible, and variable) which can solve the many problems of designing and fitting of tailored clothing or ready-to-wear.
Special Features and Advantages
• It can change its shape, size and dimension automatically over a size range or customized size dimensions.
• The dimension change is three-dimensional.
• Suitable for many types of garment (e.g. ball gowns, occasional wear, swimwear, etc)
• Easy to maintain, requiring little space, cost effective
• Replaced the needs for having multiple sizes of mannequin
Applications
• Garment design, development and styling
• Quality control relating to garment fitting
• Garment factories producing for multiple international buyers
• Tailoring of clients with various body profiles
• E-retailing and on-line purchase
• Education and training
Awards
• Gold Medal with the Congratulations of Jury - 43rd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Switzerland (April 2015)
• Prize of The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)(April 2015)
• Golden A’ Design Award Winner for Industrial Product Design Category in 2015, Italy (April 2015)
• Grand Award - Design for Asia Awards 2014 (April 2014)
• Silver Award (Industrial Product Design) - Design for Asia Awards 2014 (April 2014)
Principal Investigator
Dr Allan Chee-kooi CHAN
Institute of Textiles and Clothing
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Contact Details
Institute for Entrepreneurship
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Tel: (852) 3400 2929 Fax: (852) 2333 2410 Email: [email protected]
