Interesting 3d clothing design by Mashallah Design that was created by scanning human bodies and then using the data to create sewing patterns. I like the idea that the clothing is no longer meant to be wearable, but is rather to be viewed as beautiful sculpted works of art.

Here’s the technical explanation:

Three people are portrayed digitally by scanning their bodies. The output of this scan is a 3d file, which resolution is defiend by the amount of polygons, similiar to pixels in a bitmap graphic. The 3d data is turned into 2d sewing patterns by the use of the unfolding function which is a common tool in industrial design process to make paper models with, the single fabric pieces and the inner interface which defines the edges are cut out by the help of a laser cutter.

Via Dezeen.com