The assignment was to design an interactive, sensory pairs as a “Personal Prosthetic” that expresses and enhances your identity and social interactions. The masks are designed for use at a party or festival.
With Point of Vrouw we wanted to emphasize what the women unwantedly feel on a night out.
Both of us had experience with being on the lookout for strangers (left mask) and the feel of a unwanted hug from a man (right mask)
Point of vrouw
Within this design we started with the feeling of a panic attack, using mirrors and disco glasses. we quickly moved on from the idea of disco glasses due to time pressure.
This “viking braid” is made of chicken wire and wool, because it needed to stay on top of the head
With this design we wanted to simulate the feeling of a mans beard.
The inspiration behind this design were the masks of a masked ball.
The feeling of the beard is recreated using a polishing weel