The Maskerspace is an exciting two-week program held in Germany and designed to empower selected design and fashion students with cutting-edge digital tools and a place to produce their physical & digital garments for the FashionTex festival. All participating students at the ATELIER BASIC COURSE will be able to present themselves and their work in the digital FashionTEX online campaign leading to the main event, the FashionTEX Festival in Chemnitz. Additionally every participant gets the chance to apply for a spot at the Makerspace and to be highlighted at the FashionTEX Festival. 

Two students per university will be awarded to take their designs to the next level and to gain valuable skills and support in the various technologies, enhancing their creative capabilities. They will be invited to the two weeks Makerspace in Germany and granted a budget for buying materials. The students will get the opportunity to enhance their digital fashion outfit developed during the ATELIER BASIC COURSES and deepen their personal design approach.

Collaboration and Exploration

All students will be granted access to FashionTex Discord channel, where they will be supposed on their digital journey by 3D industry experts and can exchange ideas with other international fashion students. The Makerspace will also encourage collaboration among students. They will exchange ideas, troubleshoot challenges, and explore the intersection of fashion and technology.

Makerspace Equipment 

The Students will be provided with different digital and physical technologies at the makerspace.

CLO3D

The students can expand their skills in CLO3D to create realistic garment simulations and refine their design iterations with greater precision. They will also deepen their understanding of working with light and textures in both real and virtual environments. The Makerspace offers a professional photography setup that can be explored and utilized for this purpose. Additionally, the students have the opportunity to delve into Unreal Engine 5, learning how to bring their CLO3D designs to life in a dynamic virtual environment.

Motion Capturing

The attendees will explore motion capture techniques, enabling them to animate avatars and understand movement dynamics. They will also the the opportunity to explore AI-driven tools for generating 3D-Animations with available and low-cost hardware. 

3D Scanning

Participants will discover the world of 3D scanning, allowing them to capture physical objects and convert them into digital models with AI-driven tools to create 3D objects, fostering creativity and efficiency.

3D Printing

The students will be able to use the Makerspace 3D printers with FDM and SLA methods to create accessories or parts of their design. 

Laser & water cutting

They also get the chance to explore and work with water and laser cutting machines available at the Makerspace. A variety of materials will be cuttable. 

Kniterate

An industrial knitting machine will be ready to be used in the Makerspace. Besides creating complex patterns, full-garment knitting will also be possible. 

Digital Embroidery

Graphic designs can get right onto the materials. These motifs are rendered in thread and are composed of different kinds of stitches.

Further Techniques

Other technologies that are available in the Makerspace to be explored and used are woodcraft, VR/AR and several AI tools.