The aim of this thesis is to explore the evolution and global dissemination of fashion values, both aesthetic and commercial, in the interfaces between fashion, media, celebrity, sport, and the cultivation of the modern body. In particular, it traces the career of the modern swimsuit, showing how an inventive individual, Annette Kellerman, and a peripheral nation, Australia, influenced the design direction of the swimsuit in the 20th century and beyond to create a distinctly Australian niche in global fashion. Annette Kellerman, an Australian long-distance swimmer, diver, vaudeville performer and silent movie star, was a modern woman shaped for speed. She achieved success across a number of related fields – in fashion, film, sport, and as a role-model for women, encouraging self-motivation and self-development. Kellerman achieved global fame and recognition for popularising the one-piece swimsuit, and for her innovations as an aquatic performer, entertainer, and fitness writer. As a prototypical Hollywood star she prefigured the celebrity culture focused on the body that has predominated since then. Australia has continued to be associated with the values championed by Kellerman. It is also a launching pad for a number of international swimwear and surfwear companies, from iconic brands like Speedo, Quiksilver, and Billabong through to a new breed of contemporary swimsuit designers who tap into fashion trends while maintaining an Australian handwriting. This is exemplified by the Zimmermann and Tigerlily fashion labels. This study demonstrates the fluidity of fashion as a result of geographic and cultural influences, and the convergence and cross-pollination between individuals and global currents. Using a combination of historical and archival research, interviews, textual analysis, and the author’s own experience as a fashion designer, this thesis explores the shaping of the modern swimsuit and its eventual incorporation into global high fashion. It shows how a garment and a nation have migrated from the periphery to the centre of international attention by combining popular culture and high fashion to embody the values of modernity for women.

A company by the name Razorback has a room with two vacuum pumps. This room gets uncomfortably hot on work days, while another room does not have any heating system at all. The purpose of this project is to contain the excess heat and ventilate it to the cold room. The goal is to develop a complete design basis containing drawings, CAD-models and code for a ventilation system. Razorback Engineering AB is an engineering company that executes lesser and greater assignments within project management, software development and construction. The project largely followed deve- lopment processes that are well proven and recognized. This ensured that the project had a well-structured method. The results presented a ventila- tion system that is controlled and regulated with the help of a pipe, a valve, a fan, a connector and two sensors. The valve and the connector are con- structed, and the other parts are bought. The results show that Razorback will be able to save lots of energi to a low cost. / Ett företag vid namn Razorback Engineering AB är ett ingenjörsföretag som utför små och stora uppdrag inom projektledning, mjukvaruutveck- ling och konstruktion. Detta företag har ett rum med två vakuumpumpar. Detta rum blir obehagligt varmt på arbetsdagarna, medan ett annat rum inte har någon uppvärmning alls. Syftet med arbetet är att ta vara på den överskottsvärmen och ventilera den till det kalla rummet. Målet är att ut- veckla ett färdigt konstruktionsunderlag i form av ritningar, CAD-modeller och kod för ett ventilationssystem. Projektet följde till stor del beprövade och motiverade produktutvecklingsprocesser. Detta försäkrade att projek- tet fick en välstrukturerad metod. Resultatet visade ett ventilationssystem som styrts och reglerats med hjälp av ett rör, en ventil, en fläkt, ett för- band och två sensorer. Ventilen och förbanden konstrueras och de resteran- de delarna beställs. Resultatet visar att ventilationsystemet kommer kunna spara mycket energi.