Ikebana Series
DESCRIPTION
Using leather off-cuts from womenswear designer Sadie Williams’ A/W collection, a series of display pieces were created for her London Fashion Week presentation and lookbook.
Williams’ collection was inspired by the ‘Bōsōzoku’, meaning running-out-of-control tribe, a Japanese youth subculture of lawless bikers characterised by their heavily customised motorbikes with eccentric features and bright patterns. By juxtaposing this reference with the disciplined Japanese art of flower arrangement, Ikebana, the collection of metallic, embellished flowers were created as a playful take on fusing an appreciation for the vivid aesthetics of Bōsōzoku with Ikebana practice.
A connection was drawn between Bōsōzoku and Ikebana both as expressions of creativity channelled primarily through their uniquely sculptural sensibilities.
Space is carefully created and preserved in an Ikebana arrangement to emphasise all areas of the plant through shape, line, and form, and the Bōsōzoku’s customisations heighten and exaggerate the motorcycle’s structure to display the spirit and identity of their tribe.
Ikebana Series
DESCRIPTION
Using leather off-cuts from womenswear designer Sadie Williams’ A/W collection, a series of display pieces were created for her London Fashion Week presentation and lookbook.
Williams’ collection was inspired by the ‘Bōsōzoku’, meaning running-out-of-control tribe, a Japanese youth subculture of lawless bikers characterised by their heavily customised motorbikes with eccentric features and bright patterns. By juxtaposing this reference with the disciplined Japanese art of flower arrangement, Ikebana, the collection of metallic, embellished flowers were created as a playful take on fusing an appreciation for the vivid aesthetics of Bōsōzoku with Ikebana practice.
A connection was drawn between Bōsōzoku and Ikebana both as expressions of creativity channelled primarily through their uniquely sculptural sensibilities.
Space is carefully created and preserved in an Ikebana arrangement to emphasise all areas of the plant through shape, line, and form, and the Bōsōzoku’s customisations heighten and exaggerate the motorcycle’s structure to display the spirit and identity of their tribe.