Join JaXX in an immersive experience of what it’s like to be a textile creative in Harare. Follow him as he goes to the Mbare market to thrift for second-hand clothes that he uses as material for the making of his Rozebowl collection clothing pieces.
The film is a 360-degree video that is accessible on YouTube and can be viewed with or without a VR headset. There is also a complimentary virtual showroom that digitally showcases the garments made by JaXX.
by Jackson Chifamba and Joel Chandauka
Format: 360 video and virtual reality
CREDITS
Design and Art Director | Joel Chandauka
360 Video Producer | Joel Chandauka
Garments Design | Jackson Chifamba
Garment Production | Jackson Chifamba
Virtual Showroom Developer | Joel Chandauka
Video Location | Mbare
The Design Futures Lab is a creative economy project, hosted by Electric South, Twyg, Korokoza and Crossover Labs and supported by the British Council #SouthernAfricaArts. The second edition of the Design Futures Lab was held in May 2023 and this is one of six prototypes completed in August 2023. The prototypes will be exhibited at the Fakugesi African Digital Innovation Festival from 26 September – 1 October 2023.
