{"id":514233,"date":"2026-06-23T11:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T11:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/514233\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T11:32:09","slug":"on-x-post-archive-faction-presents-the-cocoon-an-installation-inspired-by-flight-and-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/514233\/","title":{"rendered":"On x POST ARCHIVE FACTION presents \u2018The Cocoon,\u2019 an installation inspired by flight and transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"

During Milan Fashion Week<\/a>, ON<\/a> x POST ARCHIVE FACTION<\/a> unveiled The Cocoon, a large-scale installation by German artist Dominic Kiessling<\/a> created for the launch of Current Form 4.0. Framed as a shifting sensory environment, the work turned the collection presentation into an encounter shaped by motion, adaptation, and change.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Cocoon\u2019: a living installation in motion<\/p>\n

Built from lightweight reflective foil and kept aloft by air pressure, The Cocoon never settles into a fixed form. It ripples and reconfigures in real time, producing a space that feels at once engineered and organic. Visitors moved through a mirrored, softly unstable environment that drifted between calm and disorientation. The installation echoes the shared ethos of ON and POST ARCHIVE FACTION (PAF): constant testing, responsiveness, and evolution.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Current Form 4.0: exploring metamorphosis through running<\/p>\n

The latest ON x PAF chapter, Current Form 4.0, examines how movement shapes perception and identity. Inspired by the metamorphosis of a moth, running becomes a passage from stillness into momentum, from potential into expression.<\/p>\n

This idea runs through the campaign Chase Stillness, directed by Theodor Guelat <\/a>and photographed by Zachary Handley<\/a>, which frames motion as a way to align body and mind.<\/p>\n

Performance Design Inspired by Nature<\/p>\n

At the centre of the collection sits the Cloudboom Volt PAF, a performance shoe developed jointly by ON and POST ARCHIVE FACTION. Its layered construction recalls a moth emerging from a cocoon, translating biological imagery into technical design.<\/p>\n

Powered by ON\u2019s Helion\u2122 midsole, the shoe balances cushioning with energy return, while mixed woven and mesh materials enhance airflow. It comes in two colourways: White \/ Gale and Ember \/ Pebble.<\/p>\n

The line extends into apparel and accessories, including the Zero Jacket, Zero Singlet, Zero 2-in-1 Shorts, Running-T, Run Belt, Zero Cap, and Run Socks\u2014each reshaped through PAF\u2019s sharp, experimental lens.<\/p>\n

Current Form 4.0 releases on June 25th, 2026 via ON, POST ARCHIVE FACTION, and select retailers, continuing the dialogue between performance design, experimentation, and movement-driven innovation.<\/p>\n

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