Dutch fashion designer melds the traditional and high<br><br>Dresses from the Refinery Smoke collection by designer Iris van Herpen are displayed at the High Museum's new exhibit, "Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion", Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, in Atlanta. The exhibit, running hogan outlet milano through May 15, shows the evolution of van Herpen's design from collections created from 2008 through 2015. Van Herpen is known for creating high tech fabrics and fashions that combine materials like steel and silk with everyday objects like magnets and umbrella parts. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)<br><br>ATLANTA (AP) Drawing inspiration from sources including art, architecture, the movement of the human body and science, Iris van Herpen creates cutting edge fashion basket air jordan using a combination of traditional craftsmanship and innovative technology.<br><br>And though van Herpen name may not be well known to the average fashion loving consumer, fashion forward singers like Lady Gaga, Bjork and Beyonce have all worn her creations.<br><br>van Herpen: Transforming Fashion, a new exhibition opening Saturday at Atlanta High Museum of Art, features 45 pieces pulled from 15 of the Dutch artist collections designed between 2008 and this year. Organized chronologically, it gives visitors insight into the evolution of the young designer career.<br><br>Many of the couture pieces look like costumes from a futuristic science fiction movie, with dramatic flourishes created from unexpected materials and contrasting textures.<br><br>The pieces are displayed on custom mannequins in such a way that visitors can walk around and see them from every angle because they are as much sculpture as polo ralph lauren discount clothing, said High curator of michael kors factory outlet decorative arts and design michael kors outlet Sarah Schleuning.<br><br>Van Herpen, 31, said people sometimes assume she is inspired by technology, but that is not the case. Rather she sees technology as a tool to help her achieve the physical representation of ideas in her head, she said.<br><br>my inspiration doesn come from something visual, she said. I inspired by things that are invisible to us, like magnetic motion or electricity. creative process often includes collaborations with scarpe hogan olympia 75523115 other artists, designers, architects and scientists. Once she has an idea in her head she experiments to see whether it can best be executed by hand or using more high tech methods, michael kors sale uk like 3 D printing.<br><br>The first 3 D printed piece she sent down a runway was from a collection called Crystallization in July 2010 and was inspired by the way limestone deposits harden. The cream colored polyamide material extends out from the torso in ridged loops, and thin strips of acrylic stick out from the waist of a matching short leather skirt in a way that mimics water squirting out from a fountain.<br><br>In the same collection is a water inspired dress. A simple iridescent beige leather sheath with columns of ruffles and draped in metal chains is accented by a giant plastic collar that makes it look as if someone came up and threw a bucket of water on the model nike air max outlet online and that splash is frozen in time.<br><br>One of the ray ban uk store most remarkable pieces in the exhibition, which the High recently acquired, is from giubbotti moncler outlet van Herpen spring 2015 collection, Magnetic Motion. It looks like a delicately carved ice sculpture. The structures are so fine and delicate that the technicians at the company that printed it for her initially didn think it would be possible to create with a 3 D printer using the transparent resin she wanted.<br><br>The result is a stunning short strapless dress that hinges open along one side and snaps onto the model. Like many of the other pieces in the exhibition, it hard to imagine how it looks on a human body. Luckily, a video in a side gallery showcases six of her runway shows so visitors can see the outfits on models and watch the extraordinary way they move.<br><br>Made from materials that include woven metal gauze, the metal ribs of children mbt outlet italia umbrellas, leather, laser cut acrylic, foil, stones, cotton and more, the dresses scream to be touched, and the High is happy to oblige. There are samples of six materials from outfits in the exhibition, including the ice dress and water dress, both of which are made from hard, unforgiving plastic, as well as a rubber material that feels like burberry borse outlet 7561773 the skin of a Halloween mask, a fine wire mesh that is surprisingly flexible and a mat of hogan outlet roma fastened together umbrella ribs.<br><br>The show debuts Saturday at the High, where it ends May 15, and then will travel to the Grand Rapids Art Museum in Michigan (fall 2016), the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas (spring 2017), the Cincinnati Museum of Art in Ohio (fall 2017) and the Phoenix Art Museum in Arizona (spring 2018). This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<br><br>Designer Iris van Herpen poses for a photo at the High Museum, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, in tiffany italia negozi Atlanta. Van Herpen new exhibit, "Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion", running through May 15, shows the evolution of her designs from collections created from 2008 through 2015. Van Herpen is known for creating high tech fabrics and fashions that combine materials like steel and silk with everyday objects like magnets and umbrella parts. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)Dresses the from the Mummification collection by designer Iris van Herpen are displayed at the High Museum new exhibit, "Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion", Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, in Atlanta. ghd outlet store uk The exhibit, running through mbt outlet milano May 15, shows the evolution of van Herpen design from collections created from 2008 through 2015. Van Herpen is known for creating high tech fabrics and fashions that combine materials like steel and silk with everyday objects like magnets and umbrella parts. 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Van Herpen is known for creating high tech fabrics and fashions that combine materials like steel and silk with everyday objects like magnets and umbrella parts. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)Dresses from the Voltage collection by designer Iris van Herpen sit on display at the High Museum new exhibit, "Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion", Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, in Atlanta. The exhibit, running through May 15, shows the evolution of van Herpen design from collections created from 2008 through burberry outlet 2015. Van Herpen is known for creating high tech fabrics and fashions that combine materials like coach factory outlet steel and silk with everyday objects like herve leger dress sale magnets and umbrella parts. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)Designer Iris van Herpen talks to visitors about a piece from the Voltage collection at the High Museum new exhibit, "Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion", Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, in Atlanta. 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