Outside the box designers

Li Xiaofeng Li Xiaofeng is a muralist turned sculptor. His choice of material is not marble, wood or even glass, but rather shards of broken porcelain. He shapes and polishes them, drilling holes into each corner and linking them together with wire to create poetic pieces best described as ‘post-orientalism.’ His works usually take the form of clothing and look ‘wearable,’ but they certainly promise to be as heavy as armour.

Phillips The Bubelle dress uses emotion sensors fitted to a figure-hugging inner layer to detect what kind of mood a woman is in. Then a special outer layer changes colour so men (and women) can see exactly what they are up against. The sensitive dress, which was designed by electronics giant Philips, works by monitoring physical changes associated with different emotions. Emotions such as stress, arousal or fear generate light that then changes pattern and colour, based on its intensity.

Gary Harvey Gary Harvey creates garments using recycled items such s food packets and containers. He is a known designer with events such as ‘Trashin Fashion’ and EcoStiletto.co.uk.