The items will be available on Monday, 1 December.

Sales will begin for the industry-academia collaboration project “TYPE-X Inkjet 4D Print project”.
Inkjet 4D Print, developed by a research group led by The University of Tokyo Graduate School*1, is the World’s first technology that allows a sheet printed with an inkjet printer to automatically transform into any three-dimensional form when exposed to heat. The special heat-reactive base sheet transforms into a three-dimensional origami tessellation, digitally designed in advance, when placed in water of around 70 degrees Celsius.

A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE introduced the TYPE-X Inkjet 4D Print project in 2024 as an installation in Paris, utilising this innovative technology. The exhibition showcased prototypes of accessories formed from a single sheet, featuring diverse shapes, and garnered significant attention.
As a result of further exploration into the technological possibilities for production, the project’s first product, a beautifully shaped pair of earrings, has been realised. By applying heat to the sheet, the flat surface transforms into a three-dimensional form, revealing a precisely designed structure. This unique process, which allows for dynamic transformations, offers a fresh perspective along with a sense of surprise and joy, truly embodying a “four-dimensional” experience.

By incorporating Fujifilm Corporation’s high-brightness metallic inkjet techonology*2, silver, with a metallic-like appearance, is introduced alongside black, expanding the range of expression.

*1
A research group comprising of Project Assistant Professor Koya Narumi (currently Associate Professor at Keio University) and Professor Yoshihiro Kawahara from the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo; Professor Tomohiro Tachi of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo; Professor Takeo Igarashi of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo; Associate Professor Hiroki Sato of the School of Project Design, Miyagi University; Kai Suto of Nature Architects Inc.; and Masaaki
Sugimoto of Elephantech Inc. This project was launched approximately five years ago for the development of inkjet 4D print technology. Since then, new research members have joined from Fujifilm Corporation.

*2
An inkjet printing technology that enables metallic printing with high luminance by precisely aligning particles using proprietary particle orientation technology developed in the photographic film field.

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Styles: Accessory (1)
Colours: Silver, Black

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