Who knew rubber bands could be this elegant and stylish?
A graduating art student from Japan’s Tama Art University, Rie Sakamoto decided to use this lowly stationery item to create a line of garments, which were displayed last week at an exhibition in Tokyo. The results are fantastic!
In her studies of the rubber band, Sakamoto, who is part of the department of Integrated Design, says she realized that the rubber band does in fact have more functionality than immediately meets the eye. In addition to its texture, flexibility and opacity, the rubber band is actually an aesthetically beautiful object. Sakamoto became acutely aware of this when she knitted several together and allowed the sunlight to shine through them.
Check out the photos over at Spoon & Tamago. You can also follow Rie Sakamoto’s Twitter if you want.
(Image Credit: Spoon & Tamago)
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Makes me sweat just thinking about it.
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