Fabricca Headbone

Headwear for Fabricca

Headbone is a wired textile headwear design that redefines traditional head coverings through an integrated internal form control system. The design enables stable shape retention without pins, knots, or complex wrapping, allowing the wearer to intuitively sculpt and adjust the form. Its two sided construction provides dual styling options within a single object. Combining functional engineering with sculptural aesthetics, Headbone offers a modular, accessible, and contemporary approach to headwear design.

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Unique Properties

Headbone is an innovative wired textile headwear design that integrates an internal form-control structure to enable shape retention without pins, knots, or complex wrapping. The two-sided construction offers dual styling options in a single product, allowing users to intuitively sculpt, restyle, and secure the form in seconds, transforming traditional headwear into a functional, modular, and sculptural fashion object.

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wired headwear, modular fashion design, sculptural textile, inclusive fashion, sustainable headwear, reversible design, functional fashion, wearable design, contemporary headwear, form-retaining textile

Production Technology

Headbone is produced using breathable textile materials sourced from surplus fabrics of large-scale textile manufacturers, reducing material waste and supporting sustainable production. An internal non-breakable shaping wire is integrated into the structure and has undergone pressure and durability testing to ensure long-term form retention, flexibility, and user safety without compromising comfort

Design Challenge

The primary challenge was reinterpreting culturally rooted headwear into a contemporary, functional design without losing its symbolic value. Internally, the project addressed social inclusivity and dignity in relation to hair loss. Externally, challenges included developing a safe, durable shaping mechanism within textile constraints, sourcing sustainable materials, and ensuring compliance with production and safety standards while maintaining aesthetic integrity.

Project Duration

The project started in April 2020 in Istanbul and was completed in July 2020. Headbone was first launched to the public through the brands official website in August 2020.

Operation Flow

Headbone operates through an intuitive interaction between the user and its integrated shaping wire. The wearer positions the textile over the head and gently bends the internal structure to sculpt see, secure, and adjust the desired form. The design maintains its shape without pins or knots, enabling rapid transformation, stable wear, and repeatable styling with minimal physical effort.

Research

Type of Research: Applied design research. Objectives: To create intuitive, inclusive headwear combining form control and elegance. Methodology: Material testing, prototyping, and user-centric iteration. Data & Tools: Textile sampling, pressure tests, wear trials. Participants: Female users, including individuals with hair loss. Results: Stable, easy styling without fasteners. Insights & Impact: Improves accessibility, dignity, and sustainable fashion practices.

Inspiration

Headbone was inspired by the sculptural elegance and cultural strength of African women colorful headwear traditions, combined with a functional intent to support women experiencing hair loss due to health conditions. The design emerged from research into form retaining textiles and inclusive fashion, aiming to offer a chic, dignified, and empowering alternative that unites aesthetics, comfort, and accessibility.

Project Overview

Fabricca Headbone Headwear has been a Bronze winner in the Fashion and Travel Accessories Design award category in the year 2025 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

Image Credits

For design images and photos please credit Dilara Karayazi.

Bronze Recognition

Dilara Karayazi was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2026, a testament to excellence of their work Fabricca Headbone Headwear.

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