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YA Lee Art Work

YA's creative design scholarship

Lee, Y. A., & Li, Y. (2021). Bouncing with 3D printed soft cells. This design is the outcome of our textile innovation challenge to develop 3D printed wearable dress, fulfilling wearers’ functional, expressive, and aesthetic needs. Breaking Boundaries: Design Exhibition. International Textile and Apparel Association [virtual; International Level]. • ITAA Vince Quenvedo Award for Best of Show

Li, Y., & Lee, Y. A. (2021). Modularity in 3D printed backpack. Challenged to propose an innovative transformable backpack, integrating a modular design approach with various design technologies such as body scanning, CAD modeling, and 3D printing. Breaking Boundaries: Design Exhibition. International Textile and Apparel Association [virtual; International Level]. • French European Inc. Innovative Design Award (with $100)

Lee, Y. A. (June 25, 2019). Transition with a layered protection. Two-sided transformable scarf design reflecting the designer’s current life transition, which can be displayed or worn in multiple ways. Application of Korean traditional hanbok and jogakbo (considered Korean traditional patchwork) into contemporary scarf design using a traditional hand crafting technique. The 110th American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences Annual Conference & Expo: Apparel, Textiles & Design Community Juried Showcase and Exhibition, St. Louis, MO. [National Level]

Kwon, Y. M., & Lee, Y. A. (July 3-July 6, 2018). 3D Printing Norigae. 2018 International Costume Exhibition of the Society of Korean Traditional Costume: Aesthetics of Tradition and Modernity. Kobe Fashion Museum, Japan [International Level].

Lee, Y. A., & Kwon, Y-M. (2017, November 16). Internal peace in life. Presenting the delicacy and beauty of hand overcasting and opening a new way to integrate 3D printed objects into wearable fashion products. Design Exhibition. International Textile and Apparel Association, St. Petersburg, FL. [International level]

Nam, C., & Lee, Y. A. (2017, November 17). RETHINK III: Bio-shoes in urban campus life. Focusing on sustainable material selection for different layers of the shoe structure using cradle-to-cradle design approach into the shoe design process. Design Exhibition. International Textile and Apparel Association, St. Petersburg, FL. [International Level]

A smart jacket transformable into a bag capable of storing detachable pieces, with essential design characteristics that incorporated identified consumers’ bike wear design needs. The design processes were guided by the cradle-to-cradle design approach.

Lee, K-E., & Lee, Y. A. (2016, October 29). The Last of the Teddy Girls - the 1950s Transformable Biker Bag. The 16th InternationalFABI Exhibition: Future Fashion Convergence, Seoul, South Korea [International Level]

Nam, C., & Lee, Y. A. (2016, November 10). RETHINK II: Kombucha shoes for Scarlett and Rhett. Blending Cultures: Design Mounted Exhibit. International Textile and Apparel Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada. [ESRAB Design Award] Lee, Y. A., & Nam, C. (2016, June 24). RETHINK II: Kombucha shoes for Scarlett and Rhett. The 107th American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences Annual Conference & Expo: Apparel, Textiles and Design Juried Showcase and Exhibition, Bellevue, WA. [Best of the Show, Professional Design Category: Apparel Design, Clothing, & Wearable Art]

Lee, Y. A., & Ghalachyan, A. (2015, November 11). RETHINK: Wearing Kombucha in Santa Fe. Inspired by the concept "sustainability," wearable kombucha sleeveless jacket was designed. Contemporary looking style lines, earth-tone color schemes, and composition of this piece were derived from the recognizable elements of Santa Fe's architecture and landscape. 3D printed, octahedron shape buttons were attached to provide additional depth of the design. Creating the Unique: Design Mounted Exhibit. International Textile and Apparel Association, Santa Fe, NM. [International Level]

Wearable Green Tea Baby Shoes (Lee & Nam, 2015). The baby shoes were created under the consideration of simple pattern development using zero waste approach.

Lee, Y. A., Ghalachyan, A., Xiang, C., Farr, C. A., & Li, R. (November 15, 2014). Renewable green tea vest. Exploration of the way to develop renewable biocomposite materials that can be used for developing apparel product, vest under the designer’s intention of the harmony among people, prosperity, and the planet. Strengthening the Fabric of our Profession, Association, Legacy and Friendships!: Design Mounted Exhibit. International Textile and Apparel Association, Charlotte, NC.

Lee, Y. A., Ghalachyan, A., Xiang, C., Farr, C. A., &amp; Li, R. (November 15, 2014). Renewable green tea vest. Exploration of the way to develop renewable biocomposite materials that can be used for developing apparel product, vest under the designer’s intention of the harmony among people, prosperity, and the planet. Strengthening the Fabric of our Profession, Association, Legacy and Friendships!: Design Mounted Exhibit. International Textile and Apparel Association, Charlotte, NC.

Lee, Y. A., Ghalachyan, A., Xiang, C., Farr, C. A., &amp;amp; Li, R. (November 15, 2014). Renewable green tea vest. Exploration of the way to develop renewable biocomposite materials that can be used for developing apparel product, vest under the designer’s intention of the harmony among people, prosperity, and the planet. Strengthening the Fabric of our Profession, Association, Legacy and Friendships!: Design Mounted Exhibit. International Textile and Apparel Association, Charlotte, NC.

Lee, Y. A., & Kwon, G-Y. (October 16, 2013). I plus nature in a nested society. Exploration of the use of utility materials to convey the images of our interwoven society and wish for going back to nature, which was inspired by the dynamism of our life in a nested society. R-generation-Building a forward vision: Design Mounted Exhibit. International Textile and Apparel Association, New Orleans, LA.

Lee, Y. A., & Kwon, G-Y. (October 16, 2013). I plus nature in a nested society. Exploration of the use of utility materials to convey the images of our interwoven society and wish for going back to nature, which was inspired by the dynamism of our life in a nested society. Re-generation-Building a forward vision: Design Mounted Exhibit. International Textile and Apparel Association, New Orleans, LA.

Lee, Y. A. (May 30, 2009). Bo-Ja-Gi Reborn. Portrays of dynamic color variations by wearer’s motion and the number of fabrics overlapped by using Korean traditional hand-stitching techniques. Off the Grid: Runway Fashion Show – Textile fusion: An interactive fashion performance. Surface Design Association, Kansas City, MO.