Designer's Nest

Between two worlds,

Can one add mysticism to functional form? My investigation is based on a meeting between two powerful artistic means of expression, the functional form and my free painting.

I have looked back in time to the creative artistic home that I grew up in. The clear demarcation between

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functional uniformity and my colourful paintings were my starting points. How can I transfer my art to a fashion-design context? Can the visual give rise to a thought about the fashion industry by trying to see and to appreciate fashion more like a highly-valued work of art?

In my collection, the colours take their place on long silhouettes that fly in motion, in combination with a tailored expression, details, buttons and collars. The transformation to digital printing has been a major part of the process with regard to preserving the mystique. I have chosen to work with fabrics that, in a very stimulating way, create contrasts. Many of the materials have been recovered from waste materials.
Materials: Leather, suede, canvas, wool, silk, chiffon, satin and velvet.

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Typologies

Prints, Textiles, Womenswear, Tailoring, Material, Runway, Recycled

Méthodes

Prints, Recycled, Sculpturing leather, Canvas, Tailored

Matières

Silk, Velvet, Suede, Wool, Canvas, Silk Chiffon, Recycled leather