Zipper-ism
Category: Accessories
Competitions: China Mainland
In the clothing system, zippers have long been defined as an "invisible accessory"—stitched to the edges of structures, responsible for connection, closure, and conformity, always existing as a functional appendage. However, contemporary life's demands for "portability" and "mobility" are rewriting the relationship between objects and structures. This project attempts to re-examine this neglected industrial symbol: the zipper. It is no longer merely a tool for opening and closing, but has been translated into a main structure with elasticity, compressibility, and spatial adjustment capabilities. Through the study of the zipper's action logic such as "engagement," "extension," and "contraction," this project explores its structural potential in bags, moving it from the periphery to the center, from an accessory to the bag itself. "Zipper-ism" is not simply a formal experiment about zippers, but a design reflection on "structural exposure." It responds to the mobile and fragmented lifestyle of contemporary people: items are constantly folded, compressed, and unfolded, and bags are no longer fixed containers, but flexible systems that can breathe, change, and participate in bodily movements. The project will ultimately produce a fashion bag design as its practical output, focusing on the following aspects: the space compression capability of zippers, dynamic storage logic, and the expression of structural themes. It will attempt to redefine the boundary relationship between accessories and the main body, and between decoration and function. 在服饰系统中，拉链长期被定义为一种“隐性的辅料”——它被缝合于结构边缘，负责连接、闭合与服从，始终作为功能性的附属存在。然而，当代生活对于“便携”与“流动”的需求，正在重新改写物与结构之间的关系。 本课题试图重新凝视这一被忽视的工业符号：拉链。 它不再只是开启与闭合的工具，而被转译为一种具有伸缩性、压缩性与空间调节能力的主体结构。通过对拉链“咬合”“延展”“收束”等动作逻辑的研究，探索其在包袋中的结构潜能，使其从边缘走向中心，从辅料转变为包袋本身。 “Zipper-ism”并非单纯关于拉链的形式实验，而是一种关于“结构暴露”的设计思考。它回应了当代人移动化、碎片化的生活状态：物品被不断折叠、压缩、展开，而包袋也不再是固定容器，而成为一种可呼吸、可变化、可参与身体行动的柔性系统。 课题最终将以时尚包袋设计作为实践输出，分别围绕： 拉链的空间压缩能力、动态收纳逻辑、结构主体化表达展开设计探索，尝试重新定义辅料与主体、装饰与功能之间的边界关系。
