Anoosheh Kalantari

Established in 2020, SILK is a platform that connects logistics providers with cargo owners. Through a data protected network of trade, SILK finds the fastest and most competitively priced logistics solution for cargo owners, optimizes space for airline companies, and expands the network of freight forwarders.
Silk is founded by four MIT graduates, Anoosheh Kalantari, Catherine Oswald Ballali, Jon Acquaviva, and Shinji Angata.

Research, process, and design for a collection inspired by mathematics. I consider Mathematics to be the key to absolute freedom of mind and soul for all and I believe that everything is defined and perfected by mathematics. The designs were developed in Illustrator and Photoshop.

Semi Finalist for the Cristobal Balenciaga : "The Revolution of the Silhouette" Competition.

Cristobal Balenciaga : "The Revolution of the Silhouette" Competition
External project with the Cristobal Balenciaga Museum in Getaria, Spain. Students were challenged to create a look based on the brief "The Revolution of the Silhouette". The winning designs would be displayed in the museum over the summer of 2018.

The project pursued, amongst others, the following goals:
+ To… Show more

Semi Finalist for the Cristobal Balenciaga : "The Revolution of the Silhouette" Competition.

Cristobal Balenciaga : "The Revolution of the Silhouette" Competition
External project with the Cristobal Balenciaga Museum in Getaria, Spain. Students were challenged to create a look based on the brief "The Revolution of the Silhouette". The winning designs would be displayed in the museum over the summer of 2018.

The project pursued, amongst others, the following goals:
+ To transmit the knowledge, values, techniques and creative heritage of Cristóbal Balenciaga to a new generation of young designers through direct study of his work.

+ To showcase revolutionary proposals of Cristóbal Balenciaga and his constructive and formal experimentation as a source of new creativity, acquiring tools for the research, documentation and analysis of sources, trends and evolution of the feminine silhouette, and resources for developing concepts and design based on formal innovation.

+ To delve deeper into creative exploration and systems for adapting and interpreting silhouettes, making imaginative use of forms and volumes, images and aesthetics, construction and techniques, materials and colours, using the work of Cristóbal Balenciaga as an example.

+ To use the creation of a look as an experimental ground in which each student implements and develops the ability to communicate design ideas through the reinterpretation of silhouettes. Students will prepare and present a sketchbook of inspirational material and one garment. These aspects will form the basis of the Museum’s evaluation of the students’ resulting work.
The evaluation will focus mainly on the ability to apply techniques and aesthetics for the presentation of new silhouettes in their design, the methods of adaptation and interpretation used, and the study of and reference to the processes used by Cristóbal Balenciaga in this regard. Show less

Deconstructed and reconstructed a shirt using key design elements of a standard shirt such as cuffs, plackets, collar, and buttons. This dress shirt was designed and constructed with
9 cuffs: 8 for the sleeves and 1 for the hem
4 plackets: used as slits at front and back
1 collar

Design and development of prints using shutter photography, filming, and Adobe Photoshop. The prints then were printed on sample fabrics and draped both manually and digitally on half-scale dress-forms. The developed prints are not color reduced and can be used for digital printing only.

Inspired by the art of ceramics of Deruta and Ravello in Italy, researched, processed, and developed the collection of Deruta Ceramics. The designs and the technical drawings were developed in Illustrator and Photoshop.

Adapting Shingo Sato pattern-making technique of removing conventional seams and replacing them with innovative ones, the aim of the project was to design and create a garment with significant movement. To create the movement the skirt was constructed with 2 layers of inverted irregular double pleats on circular paths. 12 yards of fabric was used to construct the skirt. The bodice and skirt is fully lined. The bodice has pleated cap sleeves and is constructed with 18 vertical and 20 horizontal… Show more

Adapting Shingo Sato pattern-making technique of removing conventional seams and replacing them with innovative ones, the aim of the project was to design and create a garment with significant movement. To create the movement the skirt was constructed with 2 layers of inverted irregular double pleats on circular paths. 12 yards of fabric was used to construct the skirt. The bodice and skirt is fully lined. The bodice has pleated cap sleeves and is constructed with 18 vertical and 20 horizontal parallel panels. Show less

Color reduced Mahmoud Farshchian's Blissful Connection in Kaledo. 8 colorways