For Design Process II, we had to take an international 3D artist's work as an inspration. I chose Tina vlassupolos, a London-based ceramic sculptor. What inspired me was that her work was not meant to be functional yet in its own way with the display of emotions and feelings, it ends up being in some form a functional art. How expressions can change with a single touch here and there is whta excited me.
This time I wanted to work on sustainability since the her work reflects a lot of purity and going down to the basics. So the fact has been kept in mind throughout my process.
The work is still in process
Her work and my reflections
Keywords
Mood Board
IIlustrations
Trend Research from WGSN : I related to the Elemental theme of A/W 16/17
Brand Research : My aesthetics related more to the brand Céline. Minimalism, comfort yet aesthetically pleasing and the silhouettes are the few things I related to
Since this time, our collection was going to be a pret one, so functional details became an important part of the whole process. Some key findings for details.
Motif, running and placement prints development
Fabric Research
I devloped my own fabric by palcing frayed yarns from fabrics between two sheets of newspapers, stittching it, keeping it in water overnight and then dying it in brown.
Range Development
Laser Cutting
Sculptural Look
Incporporating layers with sheers
Since I am working around sustainability, I wanted to work with the multipurpose-garment concept. So I wanted to use lot of tie-ups so the garment can be used in different ways and increasing its life.
