It is all about the shape, the texture and the patina, the reflexions and the glimmer and the glamour - in the end technology has its' limits though.

 

 

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The huge collection of textiles and clothes in the Museum of Applied Arts Vienna holds some true treasures. We were tasked with capturing the most complex and biggest ones of these valuable items.

 

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As always, the focus was on a detailed reproduction, but this time we had to go even deeper into detail to be able to reproduce individual threads of textiles. A whole new concept of lighting came into play.

 

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Moving parts, large objects, millimetre-long fine decorations, moiree-producing surfaces, tiny beads and golden threads left us no choice but to walk around the object and photograph each individual image by hand – an average of 800 per object. See for yourself: MAK 3D at sketchfab

 

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2023 marked the beginning of a new generation of digitization for us. In addition to the large decorated textiles, there was a whole collection of relics and church treasures that had to be digitized. The truly radiant and glamorous treasures challenged our software and hardware so much that they made us embrace and rethink 360° photography.

 

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The use of the 3D models and 360° slideshows was introduced for a public exhibition in Linz Cathedral and as part of an extensive renovation and digitization project. The final database of the entire treasure in LOW RESOLUTION for the public can be found here: Sammlung : DOMSCHATZ (lowres)

 

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The treasure includes numerous chalices, mass sets, monstrances and pastorals. The crown of the Immaculata-statue, the Statz-monstrance, the Rudigier-chalice and the cathedral-building-hammer are absolute highlights of the treasury of the Linz cathedral and each needed a different approach to digitization.

 

A solid piece of shiny metal is the 3 kg Blümelhuber-key for the main door of the church. With several attempts and some post-processing, we got a decent 3D model that resembles the original in such a way that it can be used for presentations, renderings for postcards and magazines, simulations and 3D printing to the millimeter (NOT recommended, note the inscription: + APERIT ET NEMO CLAVDIT + CLAVDIT ET NEMO APERIT +". (He opens and no one closes; he closes and no one opens.)).