Postalco designer Mike Abelson and Professor Naomichi Ogihara of the University of Tokyo, who also contributed to “When Clothing Learns from Skin,” held a conversation. The interviewer, editor Junya Hirokawa, also participated in the conversation, which covered a variety of topics related to the body, and is presented here as video and text.

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Postalco Plaid is hand silk-screen printed at the Okuda Senkojo in Hachioji, Tokyo. We took pictures of their master craftspeople at work

We teamed up with Dr. Naomichi Ogihara, a biomechanics expert from University of Tokyo. Using motion capture technology, we mapped the intricate movement of human skin and our clothing during everyday activities. Our discovery was eye-opening: our skin constantly shifts in ways we don’t even notice.

Typical pants feel good when standing, but sit down or take the stairs and the pant legs bunch and pull, holding your legs back. Elastic fabric might help, but it easily loses its shape.