--- title: Kyle Bean description: Explore how crepe paper was creatively used to craft voluminous skirts for mannequins in the Yohji Yamamoto Exhibition at V&A Museum. 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Working closely with the Selfridges Creative team, we crafted two windows within the series of five. We created the aluminium installation, placing 1,000 cans on one side of the scale and a compressed block formed from the same cans on the other, precisely counterbalanced. The second window featured a wedding cake, balanced against its exact ingredients on opposing sides of the scale. Together, these sculptural installations explore transformation and materiality, presenting objects in their original form alongside their reimagined states. Weighing scales reinforce the idea that, despite transformation, the matter remains constant. The result is a collection of striking window displays that visually interpret the scientific principle of conservation through crafted form.  Based on the scientific law of conservation of energy…  onstrating that even after transformation, the matter remains equal……  - ![cake detail](https://www.minkibalinki.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cake%20detail.jpg?width=4032&height=6048&name=cake%20detail.jpg) - ![ingredience detail](https://www.minkibalinki.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ingredience%20detail.jpg?width=4032&height=6048&name=ingredience%20detail.jpg) - ![mhxWhfuNEvRYUs7hCK8nMA-716-80.jpg](https://www.minkibalinki.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mhxWhfuNEvRYUs7hCK8nMA-716-80.jpg.webp?width=716&height=439&name=mhxWhfuNEvRYUs7hCK8nMA-716-80.jpg.webp) #### Share this [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/share?url=https://www.minkibalinki.com/blog/kyle-bean&text=Kyle%20Bean) [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.minkibalinki.com/blog/kyle-bean&t=Kyle%20Bean) [Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.minkibalinki.com/blog/kyle-bean&t=Kyle%20Bean) Previous story [← Louis Vuitton](https://www.minkibalinki.com/blog/louis-vuitton) ### You May Also Like These Related Stories [V&A - Yohji Yamamoto](https://www.minkibalinki.com/blog/v-and-a/yohji-yamamoto) ![Yohji Yamamoto](https://www.minkibalinki.com/hubfs/Images/Portfolio/v-and-a/Yohji_Yamamoto/1%20(1).webp) [Case Study](https://www.minkibalinki.com/blog/tag/case-study) #### V&A - Yohji Yamamoto Apr 8, 2024 1 min read [V&A - Jasper Conran Christmas Tree](https://www.minkibalinki.com/blog/v-and-a/jasper-conran-christmas-tree) ![Jasper Conran Christmas Tree](https://www.minkibalinki.com/hubfs/Images/Portfolio/v-and-a/Jasper_Conran_Christmas_Tree/1.webp) [Case Study](https://www.minkibalinki.com/blog/tag/case-study) #### V&A - Jasper Conran Christmas Tree Apr 8, 2024 1 min read [V&A - Retail Launch](https://www.minkibalinki.com/blog/v-and-a/retail-launch) ![Retail Launch](https://www.minkibalinki.com/hubfs/Images/Portfolio/v-and-a/Retail_Launch/2%20(1).webp) [Case Study](https://www.minkibalinki.com/blog/tag/case-study) #### V&A - Retail Launch Apr 8, 2024 1 min read ### Get Email Notifications ### No Comments Yet Let us know what you think Email: [ntillett@minkibalinki.com](mailto:ntillett@minkibalinki.com) Tel: [+44 (0) 7703568396](tel://01980625386) Company Number: 52997670 VAT Number: 744768688 [Join us on Slack](https://vimeo.com/75155073) [Browse our GitHub projects](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc7KjMe9j4s) Services - [Concept Design](https://www.minkibalinki.com/design) - [Visualisation](https://www.minkibalinki.com/visualisation) - [Making](https://www.minkibalinki.com/making) - [Fine Finishing](https://www.minkibalinki.com/fine-finishing) - [Glittering](https://www.minkibalinki.com/glittering) - [Spraying](https://www.minkibalinki.com/spraying) - [Gilding](https://www.minkibalinki.com/gilding) - [Polycarving](https://www.minkibalinki.com/polycarving) - [Installation](https://www.minkibalinki.com/installation) Company - [About us](https://www.minkibalinki.com/about-us) - [Portfolio](https://www.minkibalinki.com/portfolio) - [Studio Diaries](https://www.minkibalinki.com/blog) - [Contact us](https://www.minkibalinki.com/contact) Copyright © 2026 Minki Balinki.  Designed and Developed by[JDR Group](https://www.jdrgroup.co.uk/) - [Terms](https://143889839.hs-sites-eu1.com/terms-and-conditions) - [Privacy](https://143889839.hs-sites-eu1.com/privacy-policy) - [Cookies](https://143889839.hs-sites-eu1.com/cookie-policy) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Nina Tillett", "url" : "https://www.minkibalinki.com/blog/author/nina-tillett" }, "dateModified" : "2026-05-05T14:28:50.780Z", "datePublished" : "2026-04-30T12:46:35.000Z", "headline" : "Kyle Bean", "image" : [ "https://www.minkibalinki.com/hubfs/Images/Portfolio/v-and-a/Yohji_Yamamoto/1%20(1).webp" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.minkibalinki.com/blog/kyle-bean", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.minkibalinki.com/hubfs/Minki%20Balinki%20Logo_Stacked_Jun_2023.webp" } } } ```