Dutch Designer Johannes Offerhaus and The North Face Create Kinetic Installation from Recycled Clothing Materials
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Ellen Eberhardt
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Summary
Dutch designer Johannes Offerhaus collaborated with The North Face to create Tower 01, a kinetic installation at New York's Storm King Art Center. The installation is made from leftover clothing materials from The North Face's Hke collection with Gore-Tex and is designed to expand from hiking backpacks. The work builds on Offerhaus's previous large-scale textile installations and represents a fusion of fashion, design, and outdoor gear innovation.
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Conceived as part of The North Face's launch of its Hke clothing collection created with Gore-Tex, the Tower 01 installation builds on Offerhaus's previous work creating large-scale textile installations.
The installation expands from hiking backpacks and is partially made of leftover clothing material.
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