Debbie Ying-Chia Huang's research blog

My fashion design exhibiton: Fashion design sketches and sculptures was held between 3rd December 2011 and 28th Feberary 2012 in Haick Textile towerhouse, UK.

About my PhD study 

Design reminds me of the magic transformations in "Alice in Wonderland"

I was always fascinated by the changing silhouettes of Alice and seek to create a process for translating similarly magic concepts into realistic garments. Initial ideas for fashion designs often originate from a 2D sketch, and translating all facets of that sketch into a wearable 3D garment throws up a number of challenges for designer, the technologist, and for the communication between the two. Taking from known techniques from classic pattern cutting to architectural modelling, I have developed a new method called sculptural form giving, to reliably translate any innovative 2D design into a working 3D garment. I have tested the method in a series of workshops with fashion design and fashion technology students in the School of Textiles and Design at Heriot-Watt University, to explore it usefulness for different professional groups within the fashion industry.

About myself

Relating Innovative 2D Ideas into 3D Garments, in Terms Of Structure, Using ‘Sculptural Form Giving’ as an Intermediate Step in Creation

published in Becoming 2010 International Design Conference, Shih Chien University, Taipei, Taiwan.

* Ying-Chia Huang  ** Dr Britta Kalkreuter  *** Dr Samantha Vettese Forster

* Heriot-Watt University, School of Textile and Design, UK PhD Student

** Heriot-Watt University, School of Textile and Design, UK Lecturer

Fashion design realist is my carer, fashion designer is my dream, and be a graffiti artist is my habit. 
It's my life.

My biography in research: updated 14, Oct 2011

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It's nice to present my study to art and design educators. Thanks for gave me many positive feedback that made me more confidence on my way.

Transforming Innovative 2D Ideas into 3D Garments: Using  ‘Sculptural Form Giving’ as an Intermediate Step in Creation

* Ying-Chia Huang  **Britta Kalkreuter  ***Samantha Vettese Forster

* Heriot-Watt University, School of Textile and Design, UK  PhD student

** Heriot-Watt University, School of Textile and Design, UK  Lecturer

It's a big step for me and my PhD study. I am pleased to share my research with you, please read below. This paper published on "Praxes" Design Journal, September 2011, by Huang, Y. C., Kalkreuter, B. and Forster, S.

The first collection of my hand made idea.

Figure 1: Pattern(2002), Taiwan.

Flowing is to people walking in a building as a stream is to my hand-made creations wearing bodies.

In this project, I tried to discover that how a
personal space could be invisible and ambiguousness among people and people or
body and clothes. As result, this exhibition presented the relationships of

I believe a relationship which see and be seen when visitors are watching the artworks and artworks are also watching the visitors.

In my project, I designed the model and pained graffiti on the wall
which is draw the eyes. As visitors walked in this space, they saw the

I determined to study abroad after attending this workshop, which provided me to discuss with Professor Graham Matthew Long during the period.

Significantly, it is important for me to
have chance to discuss with more people who have different academic of culture background

The main spirit is combined and employed into a design for those artworks.

Figure 1: 「Salute to an artist」(2005) group exhibition, Julia Gallery, Taipei.

Moreover, I appreciate an American artist,
Keith Haring, who kept creation graffiti to present the concept of “concern about

In this exhibition, I excelled myself in artwork from two-dimensional cutting to three-dimensional knitting that I knitted the pattern as I drawn.

Figure 1: My Self-prototype(2006),Nan-Hai Gallery, Taipei.

I thought in 2005, why not play oil painting that I never try before...

Figure 1: I'm drawing, 2005.

I painted two oil paintings recording two of varied
moments on my face altered as astonish and cry. My eyes which appear my moon
all the time is one of the significant doors on my face to input and output