Bronte Appleyard, Calm Form, 2025, zipper, textiles fabric, thread, elastic, velcro, hook and bars, iron on fabric, stress balls, lava beads, weighted pellets.
Photographer: Brenton McGeachie
Bronte Appleyard
Bachelor of Commerce
and Bachelor of Design
The self-initiated design brief for this project is focusing on anxiety relieving wearables that are new to the market. The project focuses on anxiety relieving wearables specifically for apparel that would be of more interest to a broader range of people and can be more of a subtle style.
The product that has been created are pockets that can be added to people’s clothing. Each pocket has items which can be added to help with anxiety, these involve weighted packs to target specific acupressure points, scented lava beads which have an anxiety-relieving lavender scent as well as a stress ball insert. These pockets can be added to any piece of clothing inside or outside the garment. The pockets can have the inserts easily put in and taken out, making it user friendly.
The brand name is ‘CalmForm’ with the slogan being; ‘Transform your outfit. Ground your day’. This branding is used to identify the aim of the product and how it can assist someone with anxiety in their everyday lives.
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