Kallos
Kallos
2023
Width 60", Height 30"
Muslin Cotton
Kallos is a Greek word for beauty that pays homage to natural folds, folds of the world (how various cultures use folds, pleats, wraps, and drapes in clothing), and contemporary fashion in works such as Alexander McQeen's Oyster dress). As a wearable wrap made out of multiple small folds, Kallos embraces the volume and depth of the folds, and the natural silhouettes of the folded material as it drapes over the body. It provides a sensual feel and appearance for the wearer. The wearer's body glides through the world, separated only by this second skin of folds.
Acknowledgments: Thanks to Hiroko Hanamura for modeling, Hannah Jones for help with sewing, and Jane Matrana for fashion consultation.
Photo Courtesy: The Advanced Visualization Laboratory (AVL) at Indiana University.
Learn more about Jiangmei Wu's research on fabric origami work below:
Wu, J. (2025). Fabric Origami Based on an 8-Fold Rotational Symmetric Tessellation with Irregular Polygons and Multi-valent Vertices, Verhoeff, T., Swart, D., Gould, S. and Torrence, E. (Eds), Proceedings of Bridges Eindhoven 2025: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, and Culture, pp. 467-470, Phoenix, Arizona: Tessellation Publishing.
Wu, J. (2024). The Artistry and algorithms in fabric origami tessellations, Journal of Mathematics and the Arts. Volume 18, Issue 3-4, pp. 201-221. doi: 10.1080/17513472.2024.2414656.
Wu, J. (2024). Algorithms for Generating Crease Patterns from Sewing Patterns, Verrill, H., Kattchee, K. Lousie, S., and Torrence, E. (Eds.), Proceedings of Bridges Richmond 2024: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, and Culture, pp. 423-426, Phoenix, Arizona: Tessellation Publishing.
Wu, J. (2022). Grafting Tessellations for Fabric Origami, Reimann, D., Norton D, Torrence, E., and Kaplan, C. (Eds.), Proceedings of Bridges Aalto 2022: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, and Culture, pp. 375-378, Phoenix, Arizona: Tessellation Publishing.