BLOOMING TEXTURES

Blooming Textures grew from my fascination with floral fabrics featuring abstract motifs, expressive colours and a light, fluid quality. Rather than translating the flower as a whole, I zoomed in on its details: the irregular contours of petals became lines for embroidery, their soft overlaps formed the basis for layering and draping, while the richer, more intricate centre of the flower found its translation in pearls.

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At the same time, I drew inspiration from the abstract landscapes of Helen Frankenthaler, where colour and form sometimes seem to almost dissolve into one another. This reference introduced canvas into the collection: a sturdier, more grounded material that creates a counterpoint to the softness and playful character of the floral fabrics.

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By bringing these two worlds together, the abstract floral motif began to be read in a different way — not only as a flower, but as a kind of landscape in itself. The flower therefore became less of a literal motif and more of a starting point for an exploration of form, colour, movement and texture, and of the tension between softness and structure.

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The reuse of existing materials also plays an important role within the collection. Textile surplus from the industry and pearls sourced from a stock sale, among other materials, were given a new purpose.