A songbird with an outstanding sense of colour lives in the forests of Australia: the silkworm bird. During the mating season, the male collects up to two hundred exclusively blue things to build his beloved a courtship arena. The courtship behaviour of this genus, almost human in its traits, has inspired the two textile designers in their bachelor thesis. The two transferred the avian behaviour into the world of homo sapiens and designed two outfits for women who want to charm and flirt with their counterparts. In the manner of the silkworm bird, the two designers collect carelessly thrown away things on streets and squares, in house entrances and parks as part of their development process. Over two hundred objects were collected, which served as the inspiration for the design of the textile patterns. A major challenge lied in transforming the colour of garbage into aesthetic and seductive designs. The fabrics were printed digitally and finished with analogue printing techniques and embroidery elements.
A songbird with an outstanding sense of colour lives in the forests of Australia: the silkworm bird. During the mating season, the male collects up to two hundred exclusively blue things to build his beloved a courtship arena. The courtship behaviour of this genus, almost human in its traits, has inspired the two textile designers in their bachelor thesis. The two transferred the avian behaviour into the world of homo sapiens and designed two outfits for women who want to charm and flirt with their counterparts. In the manner of the silkworm bird, the two designers collect carelessly thrown away things on streets and squares, in house entrances and parks as part of their development process. Over two hundred objects were collected, which served as the inspiration for the design of the textile patterns. A major challenge lied in transforming the colour of garbage into aesthetic and seductive designs. The fabrics were printed digitally and finished with analogue printing techniques and embroidery elements.
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