Their outfits started out as scrap metal, door hinges, pennies, colorful wire. No one could have expected that yellow balloons and little orange men would have helped matters much. But the dolls look spectacular, each one carried away with herself in a whole different way…Sadly, they’ll be leaving us soon.
- When we last stopped in on the Visual Presentation & Exhibition Design Studio Design class, students had recently been assigned a color and a material type out of which to create a look for their mannequin (see previous post).
“This is the finale, the installation of an in-class production,” said Prof. Anne Kong, of the mannequin invasion of D lobby. “It’s a 15-week experience in learning to handle a mannequin by standards that are acceptable to industry.”
“Putting together the exhibit (of 22 projects) was a whole other work of art,” said Prof. Costantini. “We worked well together. It doubles the impact of each individual mannequin if it’s placed right. It’s a matter of arranging it in a way that’s visually intriguing.”
- Selam & Dean Arbuckle, of the School of Art & Design, looking impressed
“They’re coming from Boston. What’s the first thing they see? Your mannequins. It’s the first whiff they get of New York,” Prof. Constantini told her students, referring to the busloads of Megabus riders who get let off at 27th & 7th Ave.
“If a student went to work at Bergdorfs or at a boutique downtown they would have to comply with the standards of how to work with mannequins, whether high-level luxury brand or a pop-up shop,” explained Professor Kong, who worked with design students on the project.
Alongside each mannequin is a explanation of how color lures consumers to products worn by the mannequins. It will lure you too.
photos: Rachel Ellner
4 responses to “Well-Clad Mannequins Inhabit the D Lobby”
refreshing…these are way cool!
Love it! All of these mannequins look amazing. Love seeing how creative people can be with their mannequins. As a former fashion school grad and someone who runs a mannequin business, I have to say that this is some of the best work I’ve seen!
Yes Hanna you are right. Awesome design. I have also never seen this type of design on statue. All designs are eye catching.
These are stunning. I do like coloured mannequins rather than ones that look like a bad impression of Caucasian skin. Here I like the black one with the green pattern, I find it intriguing, I want to stay looking at it. The orange one is interesting too.