Encuentros is a yearly meeting of the Chilean scientific community. In 2013, it took place at the MIT Media Lab in Boston, MA.
I was commissioned to design a custom fabric, to be fashioned into ties and scarves to commemorate the occasion.
I also designed an inspirational look, inspired by the DNA Micro Array, used by scientists to measure the expression levels of large numbers of genes simultaneously or to genotype multiple regions of a genome. The exuberant look is hand-woven from pipe cleaners and expresses both the painstaking work undertaken by researchers and the sense of possibility for scientific advancement and medical breakthroughs.
Check out the link below for some footage of the photoshoot with Dr. Yuly Fuentes, Encuentros 2013 President and Program Director and PhD Candidate Mayra Feddersos at minute 11:40.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul1VsuMp2CQ&feature=youtu.be