Folds by Tine De Ruysser

Dabbling with folding techniques on textiles, Belgian artist/ designer, Tine De Ruysser, has amassed an impressive pleat-goodness of wearable accessories, including her latest batch of vessels. Here are a few selections from her portfolio:

Metalized Folding Textiles

Mirror Bowl. Materials: mirror polyester foil and Tyvek

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Using a range of folding patterns onto textile composites, Tine created various multi-faceted and flexible containers that often change in shapes and sizes. The bowls are currently on display at the ‘Still Life from Flanders’ exhibition at Gallery Flow in London.

Anemone I & II. Materials: plywood and polyester fabric

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close-up of Anemone I

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Wave I Copper. Material: copper and polyester fabric

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Wave I Plywood. Material: plywood and polyester fabric

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Wearable Metal Origami: Tine’s PhD collection at the Royal College of Art

Shoulder Cape. Material: copper and polyester fabric

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folding detail of the shoulder cape

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Three bracelets. Materials: copper and polyester, gold plate silver and polyester, silver and polyester

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Bracelet turning into bag. Material: copper and polyester

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Skirt that changes in length. Material: copper and polyester

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Banknote Jewelry

Linked bracelet made from US dollar bills, turned inside-out.

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Tine created the ‘banknote’ collection made by folding paper money as wearable accessories. They can be used as valid currencies by dismantling the jewelry as component banknotes.

6 necklaces from 6 continents.(from inside-out: China, USA, Australia, Europe, South Africa, Argentina,)

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Check out Tine’s website for more information.

Tagged as: Folding, handmade, Jewelry, Metal, paperfolding, pleats, textiles, Triangulation, Wood, wood textiles