Virology provides well-validated viral structures and shapes that can be abstracted and applied to novel wearable designs and applications. There are four main viral forms - helical, enveloped helical, polyhedral, and enveloped polyhedral. Virus-like particles composed of viral proteins and lacking genetic material can successfully elicit immune responses without causing infection, as seen in HPV and Hepatitis B vaccines. This project aims to meaningfully deconstruct viral structures and apply them to wearable designs to create novel and functional architectures.

1. crystallized
04.09.10

2. virus forms
• helical
• enveloped helical
• polyhedral
• enveloped polyhedral

3. research concept
Virology is a source of well-validated
structures & shapes.
These architectural forms can be
deconstructed or abstracted to create novel
wearables and explore unprecedented
applications.

4. virus-like particles as vaccines
• Proteins from the outer shell + surface proteins
• No genetic material – lack viral nucleic acids
• Can be successful in eliciting an immune response
without eliciting infection
• HPV and HepB vaccines are composed of virus-like
particles – first to be approved by the FDA

5. primary design questions
• How can virus-like structures and forms be meaningfully
deconstructed and applied to wearables?
• What novel and functional architectures can be created

6. precedents

7. n-e-r-v-o-u-s system
Domains: biology, fashion, DIY

8. mashallah designs
Domains: 2D->3D forms, biology, data viz, DIY wearables

9. Diana Eng’s deployable structures
Domains: 2D->3D forms, biology (plant), fashion

10. prototypes

14. Thanks
comments/questions?