collection 'hit the ground running'
all unique items
online for sale from April 2009 at www.designers-united.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

j U x T a P l A y:

Photography by Carina Hesper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play and be free. With this feeling I created the collection jUxTaPlAy . (Along these lines)
   
Building kites yourself has been the focus point when developing particular inventions for this collection.
By means of cutting and folding fabrics I have made several three-dimensional constructions.

The position of kites in the air constantly changes under the influence of the wind. They are never in a particular place and dance with the wind.
I have carried this out in the collection, that is why the side seams seem to jump, and I have used the same patterns in different ways.
Folding (away the seams) creates a playful graphic sight.
The use of stripes accentuates the folds, because you see the lines change direction.
Front- and backside of the fabric both play an important part in the collection. Some garments are made out of multilayered fabrics. The translucent effect from kite fabric and some (jersey) silks combined with other fabric gives a new fabric sight.

The fabrics I have used are tricots, silks, poplin and cotton twills. There is a play of opposites between the light airiness of spinnaker (kite fabric) and stiffly coated fabrics. Combining silks with stiff spinnaker gives the substances together a whole new image.

The kites dancing in the wind inspired the colors in this collection. The colors together look fresh and have bright color intensity. Black and starch-white are colored with yellow, red and blue. The use of stripes gives the collection a graphic flavor. 

The collection is a collaboration of ideas and inventions. This is processed in several different ways.